Parasite Characteristics & Treatment PDF

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Mode of Characteristics/Descri Population Symptoms/ Treatment/ Parasite Infection/ Location Diagnosis ption Affected Disease Prevention Transmission ECTOPARASITES Depend and live Usually via OUTSIDE the host’ skin-to-skin Stratum Infections body contact CORNEUM present w/ ITCH Survive by feeding on Direct the host’ BLOOD contact TREATMENT SCABIES Breast Pruritic Via Permethrin 5% (on skin Axilla Hyperkeratotic Eggs/Fecal for 8-14 hrs.) Elbow Female ectoparasite Crusted, scaling Pellets Ivermectin Sarcoptes Skin-to-skin Interdigital lay their eggs at NIGHT, Fissured plaques Detected by Lindane scabiei Fomites space (IS) which causes the itch. Severe itch scraping skin Umbilicus lesion → petri PREVENTION Maculopapular Groin dish lesion (in IS or Buttocks moist areas) Linens and clothings should be washed All ages Placed under the sun Parasites lay their TREATMENT Pediculus eggs on the hair sp. Permethrin lotion 1% follicles Via Crawling HEAD & LOUSE Act as vectors for lice Lindane shampoo 1% P. capitis Skin-to-skin Hair/Scalp INFESTATION some bacteria Via Piperonyl butoxide (head) Fomites Hair follicles Cause secondary Head louse may nits/eggs in Benzyl alcohol lotion 5% bacterial infection survive for 1 month the hair/scalp Ivermectin lotion 0.5% P. humanus (body) Takes 3 weeks to Malathion lotion 0.5% become adult Spinoda 0.9% Also known as “Pubic Adolescen Skin-to-skin Eggs on the crab louse” ts PUBIC LOUSE Phthirus Fomites hair shaft May survive in the Young Pubic area INFESTATION pubis Sexual (bluish/greyis environment for