Nematodes - Revision history

Aidan at 19:03, 26 October 2023

2023-10-26T19:03:39Z

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	!Notes		!Notes
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	! colspan="4" \|[[Lymphatic ~~Filariasis~~]]		! colspan="4" \|[[Lymphatic filariasis]]
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	\|[[Wuchereria bancrofti]]		\|[[Wuchereria bancrofti]]
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	! colspan="4" \|Other ~~Filarial~~ ~~Roundworms~~		! colspan="4" \|Other filarial roundworms
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	\|[[Loa loa]]		\|[[Loa loa]]
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	=== Identification ===		=== Identification ===

	*''Wuchereria'' and ''Brugia'' (and ''Loa loa'') all have a sheath. ''Onchocerca'' is only pathogenic nematode that doesn't have a sheath.		*[[Wuchereria]] and [[Brugia]] (and [[Loa loa]]) all have a sheath. [[Onchocerca]] is only pathogenic nematode that doesn't have a sheath.

	====Lymphatic filariasis====		====Lymphatic filariasis====

	*Pattern of nuclei in the tail ([[Loa loa]] goes all the way to the tail, others don't). Draw blood at midnight for lymphatic filariasis (elephants come out at night). Can also give small dose of DEC and then sample a few hours.		*Pattern of nuclei in the tail ([[Loa loa]] goes all the way to the tail, others don't). Draw blood at midnight for lymphatic filariasis (elephants come out at night). Can also give small dose of DEC and then sample a few hours.
	*Stain blood with Giemsa for microfilaria. Treated with DEC +/- albendazole.		*Stain blood with Giemsa for microfilaria. Treated with DEC +/- [[albendazole]].

	====''Onchocerca''====		====''Onchocerca''====

	*''Onchocerca'' transmitted by black fly		*[[Onchocerca]] transmitted by black fly
	*Subcut lumps and bumps, skin thickening and hyperpigmentation, eye involvement with dense cataract. Ivermectin every 6 months for 10 years, but rule out Loa first.		*Subcut lumps and bumps, skin thickening and hyperpigmentation, eye involvement with dense cataract. Ivermectin every 6 months for 10 years, but rule out Loa first.

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	===Guinea worm===		===Guinea worm===

	*''Dracunculis medinensis''		*[[Dracunculis medinensis]]
	*Spread through water, needs to life cycle through water borne Cyclops copapods? Now only present in small number of areas, down to very few cases, through clean water control.		*Spread through water, needs to life cycle through water borne Cyclops copapods? Now only present in small number of areas, down to very few cases, through clean water control.
	*May also be maintained in dogs, which may make eradication more difficult.		*May also be maintained in dogs, which may make eradication more difficult.

Aidan: /* Filarial Roundworms */

2022-07-06T18:33:34Z

Filarial Roundworms

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	!Notes		!Notes
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	! colspan="4" \|Lymphatic Filariasis		! colspan="4" \|[[Lymphatic Filariasis]]
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	\|[[Wuchereria bancrofti]]		\|[[Wuchereria bancrofti]]

Aidan: Text replacement - " species]]" to "]]"

2022-01-25T16:43:35Z

Text replacement - " species]]" to "]]"

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	\|[[Loa loa]]		\|[[Loa loa]]
	\|[[Chrysops ~~species~~]] flies		\|[[Chrysops]] flies
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	\|[[albendazole]] or [[mebendazole]] or [[pyrantel pamoate]]		\|[[albendazole]] or [[mebendazole]] or [[pyrantel pamoate]]
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	\|[[Capillaria ~~species~~]]		\|[[Capillaria]]
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	\|[[mebendazole]]		\|[[mebendazole]]
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	\|[[Trichostrongylus ~~species~~]]		\|[[Trichostrongylus]]
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	\|[[pyrantel pamoate]]		\|[[pyrantel pamoate]]
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	\|[[Anisakis ~~species~~]]		\|[[Anisakis]]
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	\|endoscopic removal		\|endoscopic removal
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	\|[[Gongylonema ~~species~~]]		\|[[Gongylonema]]
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	\|surgical removal or [[albendazole]]		\|surgical removal or [[albendazole]]
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	\|controversial		\|controversial
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	\|[[Gnathostoma ~~species~~]]		\|[[Gnathostoma]]
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	\|[[albendazole]] or [[ivermectin]] ± surgical removal		\|[[albendazole]] or [[ivermectin]] ± surgical removal

Aidan at 01:02, 12 August 2020

2020-08-12T01:02:21Z

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Aidan: /* Microbiology */

2019-08-16T11:50:36Z

Microbiology

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	== Microbiology ==		== Microbiology ==

	* Wuchereria and Brugia (and Loa ~~Loa~~) all have a sheath. Onchocerca is only pathogenic nematode that doesn't have a sheath.		* ''Wuchereria'' and ''Brugia'' (and ''Loa loa'') all have a sheath. ''Onchocerca'' is only pathogenic nematode that doesn't have a sheath.

	== Lymphatic filariasis ==		== Lymphatic filariasis ==

Aidan at 11:50, 16 August 2019

2019-08-16T11:50:18Z

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	* Stain blood with Giemsa for microfilaria. Treated with DEC +/- albendazole.		* Stain blood with Giemsa for microfilaria. Treated with DEC +/- albendazole.

	== Onchocerca ==		== ''Onchocerca'' ==

	* Onchocerca transmitted by black fly Simin....		* ''Onchocerca'' transmitted by black fly Simin....
	* Subcut lumps and bumps, skin thickening and hyperpigmentation, eye involvement with dense cataract. Ivermectin every 6 months for 10 years, but rule out Loa first.		* Subcut lumps and bumps, skin thickening and hyperpigmentation, eye involvement with dense cataract. Ivermectin every 6 months for 10 years, but rule out Loa first.

	== Loa loa ==		== ''Loa loa'' ==

	* Crysops? transmits it. Eyeball with worm is almost always Loa. Calabar lump sp? In West Africa, after Crysops bite. May be on and off for years. If going to treat Onchocerca with ivermectin, need to rule out Loa, which can cause fatal encephalitis.		* Crysops? transmits it. Eyeball with worm is almost always Loa. Calabar lump sp? In West Africa, after Crysops bite. May be on and off for years. If going to treat Onchocerca with ivermectin, need to rule out Loa, which can cause fatal encephalitis.
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	== Guinea worm ==		== Guinea worm ==

			* ''Dracunculis medinensis''
	* ~~Dracunculis.~~ Spread through water, needs to life cycle through water borne Cyclops copapods? Now only present in small number of areas, down to very few cases, through clean water control.		* Spread through water, needs to life cycle through water borne Cyclops copapods? Now only present in small number of areas, down to very few cases, through clean water control.
	* May also be maintained in dogs, which may make eradication more difficult.		* May also be maintained in dogs, which may make eradication more difficult.

Aidan at 11:49, 16 August 2019

2019-08-16T11:49:44Z

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	= Nematodes =

	== Microbiology ==		== Microbiology ==

Aidan at 11:49, 16 August 2019

2019-08-16T11:49:36Z

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	* Dracunculis. Spread through water, needs to life cycle through water borne Cyclops copapods? Now only present in small number of areas, down to very few cases, through clean water control.		* Dracunculis. Spread through water, needs to life cycle through water borne Cyclops copapods? Now only present in small number of areas, down to very few cases, through clean water control.
	* May also be maintained in dogs, which may make eradication more difficult.		* May also be maintained in dogs, which may make eradication more difficult.

			[[Category:Nematodes]]

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2019-08-11T17:58:20Z

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= Nematodes =

== Microbiology ==

* Wuchereria and Brugia (and Loa Loa) all have a sheath. Onchocerca is only pathogenic nematode that doesn't have a sheath.

== Lymphatic filariasis ==

* Pattern of nuclei in the tail (Loa Loa goes all the way to the tail, others don't). Draw blood at midnight for lymphatic filariasis (elephants come out at night). Can also give small dose of DEC and then sample a few hours.
* Stain blood with Giemsa for microfilaria. Treated with DEC +/- albendazole.

== Onchocerca ==

* Onchocerca transmitted by black fly Simin....
* Subcut lumps and bumps, skin thickening and hyperpigmentation, eye involvement with dense cataract. Ivermectin every 6 months for 10 years, but rule out Loa first.

== Loa loa ==

* Crysops? transmits it. Eyeball with worm is almost always Loa. Calabar lump sp? In West Africa, after Crysops bite. May be on and off for years. If going to treat Onchocerca with ivermectin, need to rule out Loa, which can cause fatal encephalitis.

== Guinea worm ==

* Dracunculis. Spread through water, needs to life cycle through water borne Cyclops copapods? Now only present in small number of areas, down to very few cases, through clean water control.
* May also be maintained in dogs, which may make eradication more difficult.