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18 Cards in this Set
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Infection of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in man |
Parasite remain in brain |
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Common name of Angiostrongylus cantonensis |
Rat lungworm or Rodent lungworm |
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Where do adults Angiostrongylus reside in rats |
Pulmonary arteries |
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Characterized by embryonating in blood after 6 days, first larval stage and break through respiratory tract |
Angiostrongylus cantonensis |
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Incubation period of Angiostrongylus cantonensis |
12 to 47 days |
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One of acute on set of severe headache, low grade fever, nausea and vomiting |
Meningoencephalitis |
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Diagnosis and treatment of Rat lungworm |
Posmortem examination/no treatment |
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Toxocara canis and toxocara cati are commonly known as |
Dog and cat ascaris |
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Normal habitat of toxocara species |
Dogs and cats |
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Other name for dracunculus medinensis |
Guinea worm, dragon worm, fiery serpent worm of Israelites |
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Intermediate host of dragon worm |
Cyclops copepods |
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Definitive hosts of Dracunculus medinensis |
Cattle, dog, horse, human, monkeys |
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Where do larva of Dracunculus escape from |
Skin blister |
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Liberation of larval worms causes |
Visceral lesions and ulcer in the skin |
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What happens to the site of ulcer and allergic reaction to Dracunculus medinensis |
Erythema and pain |
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These leads to further tissue destruction and inflammatory reaction with intense pain and sloughing of the skin |
Abscess formation and secondary bacterial infection |
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Diagnosis of Dracunculus |
Flooding of ulceration on the skin |
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Treatment of Dracunculus medinensis |
Immerse foot, bandage |
