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Trichinella spiralis
- undercooked meat, usually port, inflammation of muscle (larvae encyst in muscle), periorbital edema
- CV: went bear hunting think Trichinella
- -bendazoles
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Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia
- Female mosquito
- causes blockage of lymphatic vessels (elephantiasis)
- takes 9 months to 1 year after bite to get elephantiasis symptoms
- Diethylcarbamazine and surgical reconstruction
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Loa loa
- transmitted by deer fly, horse fly, and mango fly
- causes swelling in skin (can see worm crawling in conjunctiva)
- -diethylcarbamazine
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Onchocerca volvulus
- transmitted by female blackflies
- causes hyperpigmented skin, river blindness, nodules that are not painful
- Diagnosis: skin clipping from nodule and looking for microfilariae
- Rx: Ivermectin and surgical removal of nodules
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Dracunculus medinensis
- ingestion of water containing infected copepods
- skin inflammaiton and ulceration
- worm comes out of the ulcer
- Metronidazole
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