Ascariasis Presentation

Ascariasis October 6, 2009 Presented by Melissa Torres Photo extracted from: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/212510

Soil transmitted helminths ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is Ascariasis? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Symptomatic Ascariasis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Climate is an important factor ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A. lumbricoides Extracted from Soil-transmitted helminth infections: ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm Figure 1: Adult male and female soil-transmitted helminths Extracted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascaris_lumbricoides

Ascaris lumbricoides ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Extracted from Soil-transmitted helminth infections: ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm Table 2: Characteristics of the soil-transmitted helminths: adult worms of greatest public-health significance

Ascaris lumbricoides Extracted from Soil-transmitted helminth infections: ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm Figure 2: Soil transmitted helminth eggs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Egg shed facts: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ascaris suum ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Diagnosis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Photo extracted from http://www.lnrcancernetwork.nhs.uk/images/ERCP.jpg

Treatment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Albendazole http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albendazole_structure.png

Treatment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Pyrantel pamoate http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyrantel_pamoate.png

Surgery ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Photo extracted from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/451597_3

Prevention ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The hygiene hypothesis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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