Notes in Phasmids - Enterobius vermicularis and Ascaric lumbricoides

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Published	02/16/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS Classification - {{c1::Nematoda }}Subclass - {{c2::Secerentia }}Super Family - {{c3::Oxyuroidea }}Common name -…
Published	02/16/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISWhich has a clear pointed tail that resembles a pinhead? {{c1::Female::Male or Female?}}
Published	02/16/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISDescribe its shape: {{c1::Oval, one-side flattened}}
Published	02/16/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISDescribe its shell: {{c1::Double-layered, thick, colorless}}
Published	02/16/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS{{c1::Humans}} are the only known host of E. vermicularis
Published	02/16/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISWhat is the infective stage? {{c1::Embryonated egg}}
Published	02/16/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISGeographic distribution → Found worldwide, particularly in {{c1::temperate}} areas
Published	02/16/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISTransmission → Occurs primarily by {{c1::hand to mouth}} transmission → Direct {{c1::anus to mouth}} transmission by finger con…
Published	02/16/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISClinical symptomsThere is intense {{c1::itching (pruritus) or inflammation}} at the {{c2::anal canal or vaginal canal areas}}
Published	02/16/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISDiagnosis Clinical - it may be suspected by obtaining of any of the more striking clinical manifestation Specific diagnosis1.…
Published	02/16/2025	ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARISTreatment of choice - {{c1::Pyrantel pamoate}}, {{c1::Mebendazole}} or {{c1::Albendazole}}.
Published	02/17/2025	Ascaris lumbricoidesClassification - {{c1::Nematoda }}Subclass - {{c1::Secerentia}} Order - {{c1::Ascaridida }}Super Family - {{c1::Asc…
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Published	02/17/2025	{{c2::image-occlusion:rect:left=.6592:top=.3202:width=.0487:height=.1272:oi=1}}{{c3::image-occlusion:rect:left=.1864:top=.5175:width=.331:height=.1316…
Published	02/17/2025	What is the largest known nematode?
Published	02/16/2025	Male is characteristically {{c1::slender}} and possess a prominent {{c1::incurved tail}}
Published	02/16/2025	Most common intestinal helminth infection in the world
Published	02/16/2025	How do Ascaris lumbricoides larvae get from the lungs back to the small intestine?(A) They are coughed up and swallowed (B) They migrate through …
Published	02/16/2025	What is the first organ that Ascaris lumbricoides larvae migrate to after hatching in the small intestine?(A) Lungs (B) Liver (C) Heart&nbsp…
Published	02/16/2025	A patient with Ascaris lumbricoides infection develops Loeffler's syndrome. Which of the following findings would be MOST consistent with this diagnos…
Published	02/16/2025	Initial larval migration occur in the {{c1::liver and lungs::What 2 organs?}}
Published	02/16/2025	The directly measurable effects of intestinal ascariasis:→ {{c1::Increased fecal nitrogen}}→ {{c1::Increased fecal fat (steatorrhea)}}→ {{c1::Impaired…
Published	02/16/2025	Carbohydrate malabsoprtion d/t intestinal ascariasis can be measured by {{c1::d-xylose test::What test?}}
Published	02/16/2025	Heavily infected children who do not practice good eating habitsmay develop {{c1::protein malnutrition}}
Published	02/16/2025	What can trigger the migration of adult Ascaris worms?
Published	02/16/2025	What happens when Ascaris worms lodge in the ileocecal valve?
Published	02/16/2025	Where can upward migrating Ascaris worms cause obstruction?
Published	02/16/2025	What severe complication can occur when Ascaris worms force into the liver parenchyma?
Published	02/16/2025	What happens when downward migrating Ascaris worms lodge in the appendix?
Published	02/16/2025	Drug of choice against Ascaris infection
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