Nematodes(Roundworms)¶
Eggs Eaten¶
1. Enterbious VErmicularis(Pin worm)¶
- Eggs eaten
- Itchy anus
- Scotch tape from anus --> Eggs under microscope
2. Trichuris Trichiura(Whip worm)¶
- Anal prolapse
- Appendicitis
- Barrel Shaped eggs on stool
- bile stained
- cocout cake like rectum
3. Ascaris Lumbricoides¶
| Fertilized egg | Unfertilized egg |
|---|---|
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- largest worm ………..
- Egg eaten —> larvae travel to lungs then swaled to GI
- Eggs in stool
4. Toxocara canis/Catis¶
- not a host of worm
- eggs from dogs /cats
- worm wander til death
Skin Penetration¶
1. Nectar Americans¶
2. Ancyclostoma Duodeno¶
3. Strongyloides Stercoralis(Thread worm)¶
- to lungs then to GI
- Malabsorption
- bloody stools
3. Ancylostoma braziliense /Canium¶
- Not he host
- Migration under dermis visible
Insect bite¶
1. Wucheria Bancrofti/Brugia¶
- Mosquito bite …
- Elephatiasis (Elephant foot ) due to obstruction of lymph node
- Diagnosis --> Microfilaria
2. Loa loa¶
- Flies bite. ..
- Worm pass on eyes
- No blindness
3. Onchocerciasis Volvulus¶
- Black fly bite . . .
- Aka River Blindness
- Loss of Vision
SOamtic roaming¶
1. Dracunulus Medinensis¶
- Drinking Cintaminated water
- Worm on a skin nodule
- worm sly pulled out with stick to prevent anaphylaxis from broken worm
2. Trichinella Spiralis¶
- eating encysted larvae
- mate in stomach
- new larvae wander throught body






