Notes in Phasmids - Enterobius vermicularis and Ascaric lumbricoides

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Published	01/23/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS Classification - {{c1::Nematoda }}Subclass - {{c2::Secerentia }}Super Family - {{c3::Oxyuroidea }}Common name -…
Published	01/23/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISWhich has a clear pointed tail that resembles a pinhead? {{c1::Female::Male or Female?}}
Published	01/23/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISDescribe its shape: {{c1::Oval, one-side flattened}}
Published	01/23/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISDescribe its shell: {{c1::Double-layered, thick, colorless}}
Published	01/23/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS{{c1::Humans}} are the only known host of E. vermicularis
Published	01/23/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISWhat is the infective stage? {{c1::Embryonated egg}}
Published	01/23/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISGeographic distribution → Found worldwide, particularly in {{c1::temperate}} areas
Published	01/23/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISTransmission → Occurs primarily by {{c1::hand to mouth}} transmission → Direct {{c1::anus to mouth}} transmission by finger con…
Published	01/23/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISClinical symptomsThere is intense {{c1::itching (pruritus) or inflammation}} at the {{c2::anal canal or vaginal canal areas}}
Published	01/23/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISDiagnosis Clinical - it may be suspected by obtaining of any of the more striking clinical manifestation Specific diagnosis1.…
Published	01/23/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISTreatment of choice - {{c1::Pyrantel pamoate}}, {{c1::Mebendazole}} or {{c1::Albendazole}}.
Published	01/23/2025	Ascaris lumbricoidesClassification - {{c1::Nematoda }}Subclass - {{c1::Secerentia}} Order - {{c1::Ascaridida }}Super Family - {{c1::Asc…
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