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This document provides information on various types of parasites, including nematodes, cestodes, trematodes, and ectoparasites. It details their diseases, transmission methods, diagnosis, and treatment. This information is suitable for an undergraduate-level study.

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+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Nematodes | | | | | | (Roundworms | | | | | | )** | | | | | +===========...

+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Nematodes | | | | | | (Roundworms | | | | | | )** | | | | | +=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+ | **Intestina | **Disease** | **Transmiss | **Diagnosis | **Treatment | | l | | ion** | ** | ** | | Organism** | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Enterobiu | \- Causes | | | \- | | s | anal | | | Bendazoles\ | | vermiculari | pruritus\ | | | - Pyrantel | | s | - Worse at | | | pamoate | | (pinworm)** | night (eggs | | | | | | A | | | | | | visualized | | | | | | via tape | | | | | | test). | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Ascaris | **[Presenta | \- | \- | \- | | lumbricoide | tion]{.unde | Fecal-oral | Knobby-coat | Bendazoles. | | s | rline}**\ | | ed, | | | (giant | - | | oval eggs | | | roundworm)* | Obstruction | | seen in | | | * | at | | feces under | | | | ileocecal | | microscope | | | | valve\ | | | | | | - Biliary | | | | | | obstruction | | | | | | \ | | | | | | - | | | | | | Intestinal | | | | | | perforation | | | | | | \ | | | | | | - Migrates | | | | | | from | | | | | | nose/mouth. | | | | | | \ | | | | | | **[Löeffler | | | | | | syndrome | | | | | | (pulmonary | | | | | | eosinophili | | | | | | a)]{.underl | | | | | | ine}**\ | | | | | | - Due to | | | | | | migration | | | | | | of larvae | | | | | | to alveoli\ | | | | | | - Causes | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Strongylo | \- GI (eg, | Larvae in | rhabditifor | \- | | ides | duodenitis) | soil | m | Ivermectin\ | | Stercoralis | \ | penetrate | larvae seen | - | | ** | - Pulmonary | skin; | in | Bendazoles. | | | (eg, dry | | | | | **(threadwo | cough, | | feces under | | | rm)** | hemoptysis) | | microscope | | | | \ | | | | | | - Cutaneous | | | | | | (eg, | | | | | | pruritus) | | | | | | symptoms.\ | | | | | | **[Hyperinf | | | | | | ection | | | | | | syndrome]{. | | | | | | underline}* | | | | | | *\ | | | | | | - Caused by | | | | | | accelerated | | | | | | autoinfecti | | | | | | on | | | | | | in the | | | | | | immunocompr | | | | | | omised. | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Hookworms | **[Microcyt | Larvae | | \- | | \ | ic | penetrate | | Bendazoles\ | | **- | Anemia]{.un | skin from | | - Pyrantel | | Ancylostoma | derline}**\ | walking | | pamoate | | spp | - Parasite | barefoot on | | | | | sucking | contaminate | | | | \- Necator | blood from | d | | | | Americanus | intestinal | beach/soil. | | | | | wall.\ | | | | | | **[Cutaneou | | | | | | s | | | | | | larva | | | | | | migrans]{.u | | | | | | nderline}** | | | | | | \ | | | | | | - Pruritic\ | | | | | | - | | | | | | Serpiginous | | | | | | rash | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Trichinel | \- Larvae | \- | | \- | | la | enter | Undercooked | | Bendazoles | | Apiralis** | bloodstream | meat | | | | | \ | (especially | | | | | **[Encyst | pork);\ | | | | | in striated | - | | | | | muscle]{.un | Fecal-oral | | | | | derline}**\ | (less | | | | | - | likely). | | | | | Myositis.\ | | | | | | **[Trichino | | | | | | sis]{.under | | | | | | line}**\ | | | | | | - Fever\ | | | | | | - Vomiting\ | | | | | | - Nausea | | | | | | | | | | | | \- | | | | | | Periorbital | | | | | | edema\ | | | | | | - Myalgia. | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Trichuris | \- Often | \- | | \- | | trichiura | asymptomati | Fecal-oral | | Bendazoles | | (whipworm)* | c\ | | | | | * | - Loose | | | | | | stools\ | | | | | | - Anemia\ | | | | | | - Rectal | | | | | | prolapse in | | | | | | children | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Tissue | **Disease** | **Transmiss | **Diagnosis | **Treatment | | Organism** | | ion** | ** | ** | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Toxocara | **[Visceral | Fecal-oral. | | Bendazoles | | Canis** | larva | | | | | | migrans]{.u | | | | | | nderline}** | | | | | | \ | | | | | | [Disseminat | | | | | | ion | | | | | | and | | | | | | Inflammatio | | | | | | n]{.underli | | | | | | ne}\ | | | | | | - Liver\ | | | | | | - Eyes | | | | | | (visual | | | | | | impairment) | | | | | | \ | | | | | | - CNS | | | | | | (seizures, | | | | | | coma)\ | | | | | | - Heart | | | | | | (myocarditi | | | | | | s)\ | | | | | | - Patients | | | | | | often | | | | | | asymptomati | | | | | | c | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Onchocerc | \- Black | \- Female | | Ivermectin | | a | skin | black fly | | (ivermectin | | Volvulus** | nodules\ | | | for river | | | - River | | | blindness) | | | blindness | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Loa Loa** | \- Swelling | \- Deer | | \- | | | in skin, | fly\ | | Diethylcarb | | | worm in | - Horse | | amazine | | | conjunctiva | fly\ | | | | | | - Mango fly | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Wuchereri | **[Lymphati | \- Female | | \- | | a | c | mosquito. | | Diethylcarb | | Bancrofti,\ | filariasis | | | amazine | | Brugia | (elephantia | | | | | Malay** | sis)]{.unde | | | | | | rline}**\ | | | | | | [Pathophysi | | | | | | ology]{.und | | | | | | erline} | | | | | | | | | | | | \- Worms | | | | | | invade | | | | | | lymph nodes | | | | | | causing inf | | | | | | lammation | | | | | | and lymphed | | | | | | ema\ | | | | | | - Symptom | | | | | | onset after | | | | | | 9 mo--1 yr | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Cestodes | | | | | | (Tapeworms) | | | | | | ** | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Organism* | **Disease** | **Transmiss | **Diagnosis | **Treatment | | * | | ion** | ** | ** | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Taenia | Intestinal | \- | | \- | | Solium** | tapeworm | Ingestion | | Praziquante | | | | of larvae | | l | | | | encysted in | | | | | | undercooked | | | | | | pork | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | | **[Cysticer | \- | | \- | | | cosis, | Ingestion | | Praziquante | | | neurocystic | of eggs in | | l\ | | | ercosis]{.u | food | | - | | | nderline}** | contaminate | | Albendazole | | | \ | d | | for | | | - Cystic | with human | | neurocystic | | | CNS | feces | | ercosis | | | lesions\ | | | | | | - Seizures | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Diphyllob | **[Vitamin | \- | | \- | | othrium | B12 | Ingestion | | Praziquante | | Latum** | Deficiency] | of larvae | | l\ | | | {.underline | in raw | | - | | | }**\ | freshwater | | Niclosamide | | | - Tapeworm | fish | | | | | competes | | | | | | for B12 in | | | | | | intestine) | | | | | | resulting | | | | | | in | | | | | | megaloblast | | | | | | ic | | | | | | anemia | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Echinococ | \- Hydatid | \- | | \- | | cus | cysts | Ingestion | | Albendazole | | Granulosus* | ("eggshell | of eggs in | | | | * | calcificati | food | | \- Surgery | | | on")\ | contaminate | | for | | | - Most | d | | complicated | | | commonly in | with dog | | cysts | | | liver and | feces\ | | | | | lungs\ | - Sheep are | | | | | - Cyst | an | | | | | rupture can | intermediat | | | | | cause | e | | | | | anaphylaxis | host | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Trematode | | | | | | s | | | | | | (flukes)** | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Organism* | **Disease** | **Transmiss | **Diagnosis | **Treatment | | * | | ion** | ** | ** | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Schistoso | **[Presenta | \- Snails | | \- | | ma** | tion]{.unde | are | | Praziquante | | | rline}**\ | intermediat | | l | | | - Liver and | e | | | | | spleen | host\ | | | | | enlargement | - Cercariae | | | | | \ | penetrate | | | | | - Fibrosis\ | skin of | | | | | - | humans in | | | | | Inflammatio | contact | | | | | n\ | with | | | | | - Portal | contaminate | | | | | hypertensio | d | | | | | n;\ | fresh water | | | | | **[S | (eg, | | | | | Mansoni and | swimming or | | | | | S | bathing) | | | | | Japonicum\ | | | | | | Presentatio | | | | | | n]{.underli | | | | | | ne}**\ | | | | | | - | | | | | | Intestinal | | | | | | schistosomi | | | | | | asis\ | | | | | | - Diarrhea\ | | | | | | - Abdominal | | | | | | pain\ | | | | | | - Iron | | | | | | deficiency | | | | | | anemia\ | | | | | | **[Chronic | | | | | | infection | | | | | | with | | | | | | S haematobi | | | | | | um | | | | | | (egg with | | | | | | terminal | | | | | | spine]{.und | | | | | | erline}**)\ | | | | | | [Squamous | | | | | | Cell | | | | | | Carcinoma | | | | | | of the | | | | | | Bladder\ | | | | | | ]{.underlin | | | | | | e}- | | | | | | Painless | | | | | | hematuria\ | | | | | | - Pulmonary | | | | | | hypertensio | | | | | | n | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Clonorchi | \- Biliary | \- | | \- | | s | tract | Undercooked | | Praziquante | | sinensis** | inflammatio | fish | | l | | | n | | | | | | resulting | | | | | | in | | | | | | pigmented | | | | | | gallstones\ | | | | | | - | | | | | | Associated | | | | | | with | | | | | | cholangioca | | | | | | rcinoma | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Ectoparas | | | | | | ites** | | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Organism* | **Disease** | **Transmiss | **Diagnosis | **Treatment | | * | | ion** | ** | ** | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Sarcoptes | Mites | \- Common | | \- | | scabiei** | burrow into | in | | Permethrin | | | stratum | children, | | cream\ | | | corneum and | crowded | | - Oral | | | cause\ | populations | | ivermectin\ | | | **[Presenta | (jails, | | - | | | tion]{.unde | nursing | | Washing/dry | | | rline}**\ | homes); | | ing | | | - | transmissio | | all | | | Scabies---p | n | | clothing/be | | | ruritus | through | | dding, | | | (worse at | skin-to-ski | | treat close | | | night)\ | n | | contacts. | | | - | contact | | | | | Serpiginous | (most | | | | | burrows | common) or | | | | | (lines) | via fomites | | | | | often | | | | | | between | | | | | | fingers and | | | | | | toes | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Pediculus | **[Pathophy | **[Body | | **[Treatmen | | Humanus** | siology]{.u | Lice Can | | t:]{.underl | | | nderline}** | Transmit]{. | | ine}**\ | | **Phthirus | \ | underline}* | | - | | Pubis** | - | *\ | | Pyrethroids | | | Blood-sucki | - | | \ | | | ng | Rickettsia | | - | | | lice that | prowazekii | | Malathion\ | | | cause | (epidemic | | - | | | intense | typhus)\ | | Ivermectin | | | pruritus | - Borrelia | | lotion\ | | | with | recurrentis | | - Nit | | | associated | (relapsing | | combing.\ | | | excoriation | fever)\ | | - Children | | | s\ | Bartonella | | with head | | | **[Location | quintana | | lice can be | | | ]{.underlin | (trench | | treated at | | | e}**\ | fever). | | home | | | - Commonly | | | without | | | on scalp | | | interruptin | | | and neck | | | g | | | (head | | | school | | | lice), | | | attendance | | | waistband | | | | | | and axilla | | | | | | (body | | | | | | lice), or | | | | | | pubic and | | | | | | perianal | | | | | | regions | | | | | | (pubic | | | | | | lice). | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+ | **Cimex | \- Bed | | Diagnosis | | | Lectularius | bugs.\ | | is | | | ** | - | | confirmed | | | | Blood-feedi | | by direct | | | **Cimex | ng | | identificat | | | Hemipterus* | insects | | ion | | | * | that infest | | of bed bugs | | | | dwellings.\ | | in | | | | **[Presenta | | patient's | | | | tion]{.unde | | dwelling. | | | | rline}**\ | | | | | | - Painless | | | | | | bites | | | | | | result in a | | | | | | range of | | | | | | skin | | | | | | reactions\ | | | | | | - Pruritic\ | | | | | | - | | | | | | Erythematou | | | | | | s | | | | | | papules | | | | | | with | | | | | | central | | | | | | hemorrhagic | | | | | | punctum.\ | | | | | | - A | | | | | | clustered | | | | | | or linear | | | | | | pattern of | | | | | | bites seen | | | | | | upon | | | | | | awakening | | | | | | is | | | | | | suggestive. | | | | +-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

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