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Found worldwide but common in the southeastern united states
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Hymenolypsis Nana
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Dwarf tapeworm AKA
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Hymenolypsis Nana
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Adult Cestoda organisms that live in the small intestine
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Dwarf tapeworm, beef tapeworm, pork tapeworm, broadfish tapeworm
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egg ingested by human in contaminated food or water or hand to mouth. Autoreinfection is common
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dwarf tapeworm
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light infections of the dwarf tapeworm are
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asymptomatic
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a heavy infection of this organism causes abdominal pain, diarrhea, headaches, and dizziness
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dwarf tapeworm
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these organisms of cestoda are dx by eggs in stool
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dwarf, beef, and pork tapeworms
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taenia saginata AKA
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beef tapeworm
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infection of this organism is caused by eating the Cysticerous bovis larva in beef
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beef tapeworm
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people infected with this organism are mostly asymptomatic but may experience abd pain, diarrhea, and weight loss.
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beef tapeworm
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Taenia Solium AKA
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pork tapeworm
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this organism is rare in the United States
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pork tapeworm
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infection of this organism is caused by eating Cysticerous cellulosae larva in pork
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pork tapeworm
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symptoms of infection of this organism is similar to the symptoms of infection of the beef tapeworm
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pork tapeworm
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Diphyllobothrium latum AKA
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broadfish tapeworm
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this cestoda organism is found in temperate areas where freshwater fish is eaten undercooked or raw
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broadfish tapeworm
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the adult form of the broadfish tapeworm lives in the...
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small intestine
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infection of this organism is caused by the pterocercoid larva
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broadfish tapeworm
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this infection can cause intestinal obstruction and macrocytic anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency and also has abd pain and weight loss
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broadfish tapeworm
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Human infections of cestoda involves which organisms?
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dwarf, beef, pork, and broadfish tapeworms
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Accidental zoonotic human infections with cestoda are caused by which organisms
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dog tapeworm and Cystercercosis
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Echinococcus granulosus AKA
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dog tapeworm
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this organism is found in worldwide sheep raising areas
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dog tapeworm
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the adult form of this organism is found in the intestine of dogs or other wild canines
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dog tapeworm
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the larval form of this organism causes pathology when it gets into human tissue
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dog tapeworm
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intermediate host is the sheep
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dog tapeworm
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infection caused by close contact with infected dog
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dog tapeworm
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the cyst of the dog tapeworm can be found in which area(s) of the body
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most commonly in the liver but also found in the lung
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dx of the dog tapeworm is found in which way?
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x-ray or serology
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this organism has a Cosmopolitan epidemiology
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cysticercosis
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cysticercosis AKA
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taenia solium
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the disease causing form of all the cestoda organisms is the...
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adult form in the small intestine
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the disease producing form of cysticersosis is...
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cysticercoid larva in human tissue
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the usual host of the cysticercoid larva is the
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pig
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how can you become infected with Cysticercosis?
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accidentally ingest egg or eggs of the organism released from the proglottid of the adult form in the human intestine
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this organism causes a 2-cm painless swelling if in the skin... pain and other symptoms if in the eye...seizures or other neurologic symptoms or even death if in the brain
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cysticercosis
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Fasciolopsis buski AKA
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large intestinal fluke
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the large intestinal fluke fall under the category of...
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Digenea
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the large intestinal fluke is found where in the world?
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far east
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this form of digenea live in the small intestine
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large intestinal fluke
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how can you become infected with the large intestinal fluke?
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ingestin of encysted metacercariae on raw vegetation
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what are symptoms of infection of the large intestinal fluke?
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edema, eosinophilia, diarrhea, malabsorption and even death in heavy infection
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dx of large intestinal fluke
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eggs in feces
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The human is this kind of host for the sheep liver fluke.
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Accidental
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what is the natural host of fasciola hepatica?
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Sheep
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the adult sheep liver fluke lives where as the adult form?
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bile ducts
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how can you become infected with fasciola hepatica?
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Ingestion o f encysted metacariae on raw vegetation
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What are some signs and symptoms of fasciola hepatica infection?
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Jaundice and eosinophilia
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What kind of damage can the fasciola hepatica cause?
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traumatic tissude damage and irritiation to the liver ducts
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dx of fasciola hepatica infection?
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eggs in feces
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Clonorchis sinensis AKA
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oriental or chinese liver fluke
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How can one become infected with the chinese liver fluke?
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ingestion of encysted metacariae in uncooked fish.
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What are the signs and symptoms presented in acute phase of infection of the oriental liver fluke?
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jaundice and eosinophilia
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what happens in long-term heavy infections of the oriental liver fluke?
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functional impairment of the liver
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Dx of Clonorchis sinensis infection?
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eggs in feces
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Paragonimus westermani AKA
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oriental lung fluke
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Where can infection of the oriental lung fluke occur in the world?
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Far east, India and parts of Africa
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The adult form of which organism lives encysted in the lung?
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oriental lung fluke
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Eating which type of food may cause an infection of the oriental lung fluke?
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uncooked crab or crayfish
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What are the effects on the body with an infection of the oriental lung fluke?
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chronic fibrotic disease resembling TB (cough-up blood in sputum)
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dx of the Paragonimus westermani
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eggs found in feces or sputum
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What are the signs and symptoms presented in acute phase of infection of the oriental liver fluke?
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jaundice and eosinophilia
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what happens in long-term heavy infections of the oriental liver fluke?
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functional impairment of the liver
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Dx of Clonorchis sinensis infection?
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eggs in feces
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Paragonimus westermani AKA
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oriental lung fluke
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Where can infection of the oriental lung fluke occur in the world?
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Far east, India and parts of Africa
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The adult form of which organism lives encysted in the lung?
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oriental lung fluke
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Eating which type of food may cause an infection of the oriental lung fluke?
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uncooked crab or crayfish
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What are the effects on the body with an infection of the oriental lung fluke?
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chronic fibrotic disease resembling TB (cough-up blood in sputum)
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dx of the Paragonimus westermani
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eggs found in feces or sputum
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