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Pharm D- Clinical Pharmacy Program Third Level Parasitology and virology (PM503)

9. How is this infection treated?

10. What are the precautions to be followed during treatment of this parasite?

11. How can you control this infection?

Case study (8):

A 21-year-old woman presented suffering from abdominal colic, nausea, vomiting

and diarrhea. After a physical examination, which was un-remarkable, the physician

ordered a stool analysis for eggs and parasites.

Microscopic examination of a concentrated wet-mount preparation revealed

several types of eggs. These eggs had thick shells and were oval, with some being

more broadly oval than others. Some eggs lacked the outer mammillated covering

found on the majority of eggs.

The diagnosis of this intestinal parasitic infection was made on the basis of

microscopic analysis of stool specimen.

QUESTIONS:

1. Which parasite would you suspect of causing this patient's infection?

2. Describe the variable appearance of eggs of this parasite.

3. Which nematodes are most likely to cause human intestinal infection?

4. What is the infective stage?

5. How is this infection transmitted?

6. Do you think that this patient can transmit this parasitic infection to other

members of the family during food handling? Why?

7. Describe the clinical manifestations of this infection.

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