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Nematodes
Question | Answer |
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Anal pruritus worse at night (diagnosed via the Scotch Tape test) | Enterobius vermicularis |
Larvae penetrate skin | 1. Strongyloides stercoralis 2. Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus (hookworms) |
Intestinal nematodes | 1. Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) 2. Ascaris lumbricoides (giant roundworm) 3. Strongyloides stercoralis 4. Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus (hookworms) |
Tissue nematodes | 1. Dracunculus medinensis 2. Onchocerca volvulus 3. Loa loa 4. Wuchereria bancrofti 5. Toxocara canis |
Female blackfly bite | Onchocerca volvulus |
Hyperpigmented skin and river blindness | Onchocerca volvulus |
worm in conjunctiva | Loa loa |
Deer fly, horse fly, mango fly | Loa loa |
Blocks lymphatic vessels: elephantiasis; | Wuchereria bancrofti |
Female mosquito | Wuchereria bancrofti |
Diethylcarbamazine | Wuchereria bancrofti, Loa loa |