Nematodes (roundworms) — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which helminth causes perianal itchiness?_____

Answer: Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)

Flashcard 2: Which two hookworms are found in the southern U.S.?_____

Answer: Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus

Flashcard 3: Which helminth can result in hyper and hypo-pigmented cutaneous spots?_____

Answer: Onchocerca volvulus

Flashcard 4: Which helminth has a mature form that emerges from painful skin ulcers?_____

Answer: Dracunculus medinensis

Flashcard 5: _____ is a helminth, treated with albendazole, that can result in biliary tree abnormalities

Answer: Ascaris lumbricoides (giant roundworm)

Flashcard 6: Which helminth causes autoinfection via laying eggs in the intestinal wall?_____

Answer: Strongyloides stercoalis

Flashcard 7: Which helminth is also known as pinworm?_____

Answer: Enterobius vermicularis

Flashcard 8: What is the route of transmission of Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)?_____

Answer: Fecal-oral

Flashcard 9: Trichomonas vaginalis

Answer:

Extra: wet mountvaginitissexual

Flashcard 10: trichomonas vaginitis

Answer:

Extra: foul-smelling, greenish vaginal discharge, itching and burningmobile, pear-shaped trophozoites on wet mountmetronidazole