Micro parasite pt2

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peterpepper

Cards (10)

  • Giant roundworm
    Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Most common and largest nematode
    Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Egg- Oval shaped w/a thick chitin shell
    Adult worm- White, elongated cylindrical w"lateral lines" on each side
    Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Infective stage of ascaris lumbricoides
    Embryonated egg
  • Diagnostic stage of ascaris lumbricoides
    Egg and adult worm
  • MOT of ascaris lumbricoides
    fecal-oral route
  • Habitat of ascaris lumbricoides
    Small intestine, soil
  • Disease of Ascaris lumbricoides
    Ascariasis
  • Major damage of Ascaris lumbricoides is during
    larval migration
  • Ascaris lumbricoides
    Lung phase: Loeffler's syndrome
    Intestinal phase: Acute intestinal obstruction and malabsorption
    Wandering worms: hepatobiliary ascariasis, pancreatitis, appendicitis