Pinworm (Enterobius Vermicularis)
- Nematode (Roundworm)
- Ingestion of Eggs
- Intestinal Infection
- Anal Pruritus
- Scotch Tape Test
- Albendazole
- Pyrantel Pamoate
Ascariasis Characteristics and Life Cycle
- Nematode (Roundworm)
- Most Common Helminth Infection
- Fecal-Oral Transmission
- Eggs Deposited in Soil
- Embryo Ingested
- Larvae Hatch in Intestines
- Larvae Migrate to Lungs Through Bloodstream
- Larvae Coughed Up and Swallowed
- Mature into Adults in Intestine
- Mature Adults Lay Eggs which are Passed in Stool
Ascariasis Clinical Features and Management
- Cough
- Eosinophilic Pneumonitis (Loffler Syndrome)
- GI Upset
- Bowel or Biliary Obstruction
- Worms in Stool
- Stool Ova and Parasite Studies
- Albendazole
- Pyrantel Pamoate In Pregnancy
Trichinella Spiralis (Trichinellosis)
- Nematode
- Undercooked Meat (Especially Pork)
- Larvae Enter Bloodstream and Encyst in Striated Muscle
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Myalgia
- Fever
- Periorbital Edema
- Eosinophilia
- Albendazole
Hookworm Infection
- Necator Americanus
- Ancylostoma spp
- Nematode (Roundworm)
- Larvae in Soil Penetrate Skin
- Larvae Migrate To Lungs
- Larvae Mature In The Intestine
- Walking Barefoot On Contaminated Ground
- Cutaneous Symptoms
- Microcytic Anemia
- Albendazole
- Pyrantel Pamoate
Trypanosoma cruzi
- Protozoa
- Triatomine Bug
- Kissing bug
- Painless bite
- Predominantly in South America
- Chagas disease
- Romana's sign
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Megacolon
- Megaesophagus
- Blood smear
- Nifurtimox
- Benznidazole
Trypanosoma Brucei
- Protozoa
- Trypanosoma Gambiense
- Trypanosoma Rhodesiense
- Tsetse Fly
- Painful Bite
- African Sleeping Sickness
- Recurring Fever
- Capacity for Antigenic Variation
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Encephalitis
- Suramin for Blood-Borne Disease
- Melarsoprol for CNS Penetration
Plasmodium General
- Protozoa
- Malaria
- Anopheles Mosquito
- Cyclic Fever
- Headache
- Anemia
- Splenomegaly
- Blood Smear
- Chloroquine
- Mefloquine for Resistant Types
Plasmodium Specific
- Malariae
- Fever Every Three Days
- Vivax/Ovale
- Fever Every Two Days
- Duffy Antigen Binding Site
- Duffy often absent in Black Population
- Primaquine treats dormant form in liver
- Falciparum
- Most severe
- Irregular Cycles
- Occludes capillaries in the brain, kidneys, and lungs
Hydroxychloroquine
- Immunosuppressant
- Malaria
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
- Cardiotoxicity
- Retinopathy
- Ophthalmological Exams
Babesia
- Protozoa
- Ixodes Tick
- Same vector as Borrelia
- Northeastern US
- Asplenia
- Fever
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Blood Smear
- Maltese Cross
- Atovaquone
- Azithromycin
Leishmania donovani
- Protozoan
- Visceral Leishmaniasis
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Spiking Fevers
- Skin Pigmentation
- Sandfly
- Macrophages with Amastigotes
- Amphotericin B
- Oral Miltefosine
Toxoplasma gondii
- Protozoa
- Cysts in Meat or Cat Feces
- Brain Abscess in HIV Patients
- Ring-enhancing Brain Lesions
- Crosses Placenta in Pregnant Women
- Congenital TORCH Infection
- Pyrimethamine
- Sulfadiazine
Bartonella henselae
- Gram-Negative
- Pleomorphic
- Bacillus
- Cat Scratch Fever
- Lymphadenopathy
- Bacillary Angiomatosis
- Patients with AIDS
- Mimics Kaposi Sarcoma
- Benign
- Reactive Arthritis
- Non-Caseating Granuloma
Haemophilus ducreyi
- Gram-Negative
- Coccobacillus
- Pleomorphic
- Parallel Short Chains
- School of Fish Appearance on Gram Stain
- Chancroid
- Painful Genital Ulcer
- Buboes
- Azithromycin
- Ceftriaxone