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    The document summarizes key nematode parasites that infect humans. It lists the organism, mode of transmission, common symptoms, methods of diagnosis, and treatments. Some of the major nematodes covered include Ascaris lumbricoides (transmitted orally, causes abdominal pain and distention), Trichinella spiralis (consumed in undercooked pork, causes muscle pain and swelling), and Strongyloides stercoralis (soil-skin transmission, causes rashes and gastrointestinal issues). Diagnosis often involves examining stool samples under microscopes to identify eggs or larvae, and treatments typically involve anthelmintic medications like mebendazole and albendazole.

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    The document summarizes key nematode parasites that infect humans. It lists the organism, mode of transmission, common symptoms, methods of diagnosis, and treatments. Some of the major nematodes covered include Ascaris lumbricoides (transmitted orally, causes abdominal pain and distention), Trichinella spiralis (consumed in undercooked pork, causes muscle pain and swelling), and Strongyloides stercoralis (soil-skin transmission, causes rashes and gastrointestinal issues). Diagnosis often involves examining stool samples under microscopes to identify eggs or larvae, and treatments typically involve anthelmintic medications like mebendazole and albendazole.

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    The document summarizes key nematode parasites that infect humans. It lists the organism, mode of transmission, common symptoms, methods of diagnosis, and treatments. Some of the major nematodes covered include Ascaris lumbricoides (transmitted orally, causes abdominal pain and distention), Trichinella spiralis (consumed in undercooked pork, causes muscle pain and swelling), and Strongyloides stercoralis (soil-skin transmission, causes rashes and gastrointestinal issues). Diagnosis often involves examining stool samples under microscopes to identify eggs or larvae, and treatments typically involve anthelmintic medications like mebendazole and albendazole.

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    Nematodes:

    Necator americanus

    Wuchereria bancrofti and W. (Brugia)


    malayi (elep hantiasis)

    Ancylostoma
    duodenale

    A.braziliense

    Trichinella spiralis (Trichinosis)

    Ascaris

    Strongyloides stercoralis (Threadworm)

    Enterobius
    vermicularis (pinworm)
    Onchocerca volvulus (Blinding filariasis;
    river blindness)

    Loa Loa or
    eye worm

    Mansonella o zardii
    Persistent filarial

    Toxocara canis

    trichuris triccchhhuuuriii

    http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/parasitology/nematodes.htm
    http://hardinmd.lib.uiowa.edu/roundworms.html

    Summary

    Organism

    Ascaris
    lumbricoides

    Transmission

    Symptoms

    Diagnosis

    Treatment

    Oro-fecal

    Abdominal pain, weight loss,


    distended abdomen

    Stool: corticoid oval egg (4070x35-50 m)

    Mebendazole

    Trichinella
    spiralis

    Poorly cooked
    pork

    Depends on worm location and


    burden: gastroenteritis; edema,
    muscle pain, spasm;
    eosinophilia, tachycardia, fever,
    chill headache, vertigo, delirium,
    coma, etc.

    Medical history, eosinophilia,


    muscle biopsy, serology

    corticosteroid
    and
    Mebendazole

    Trichuris
    trichiura

    Oro-fecal

    Abdominal pain, bloody


    diarrhea, prolapsed rectum

    Stool: lemon-shaped egg


    (50-55 x 20-25m)

    Mebendazole

    Enterobius
    vermicularis

    Oro-fecal

    Peri-anal pruritus, rare


    abdominal pain, nausea
    vomiting

    Stool: embryonated eggs


    (60x27 m), flat on one side

    Pyrental pamoate
    or Mebendazole

    Strongyloides
    stercoralis

    Soil-skin,
    autoinfection

    Itching at infection site, rash due


    to larval migration, verminous
    pneumonia, mid-epigastric pain,
    nausea, vomiting, bloody
    dysentery, weight loss and
    anemia

    Stool: rhabditiform larvae


    (250x 20-25m)

    Ivermectin or
    Thiabendazole

    Stool: oval segmented eggs


    (60 x 30 20-25m)

    Mebendazole

    Necator

    Oro-fecal (egg);
    skin penetration
    (larvae)

    Maculopapular erythema

    americanes;
    Ancylostoma
    duodenale

    (ground itch), bronchopneumonitis, epigastric pain, GI


    hemorrhage, anemia, edema

    (Hookworms)

    Dracunculus
    medinensis

    Oral: cyclops in
    water

    Blistering skin, irritation,


    inflammation

    Physical examination

    Mebendazole

    Wuchereria
    bancrofti; W.
    brugia malayi

    Mosquito bite

    Recurrent fever, lymph-adenitis,


    splenomegaly, lymphedema,
    elephantiasis

    Medical history, physical


    examination, microfilaria in
    blood (night sample)

    Mebendazole;
    Diethylcarbamazine

    Onchocerca
    volvulus

    Black fly bite

    Nodular and erythematous


    dermal lesions, eosinophilia,
    urticaria, blindness

    Medical history, physical


    examination, microfilaria in
    nodular aspirate

    Mebendazole;
    Diethylcarbamazine

    Loa loa

    Deer fly

    As in onchocerciasis

    As in onchocerciasis

    (elephantiasis)

    Diethylcarbamazine

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