Intestinal Parasites: Helminths, Cestodes, Protozoa (and other ...
Intestinal Parasites: Helminths, Cestodes, Protozoa (and other ... Intestinal Parasites: Helminths, Cestodes, Protozoa (and other ...
You have returned from your 8 month project in rural Kenya. Though you were careful with filtering and treating your water at the start of your trip, your vigilance waned over time. At your return visit to your PCP, she asks if you have had any GI issues. You state that, besides the 7 months of diarrhea and cramping abdominal pain, and 15 lbs of weight loss, you haven’t had any other problems Case 8
Giardia Lamblia • Flagellated protozoa: cyst and trophozoite form • Transmission: ingestion of >10‐25 cysts from fecally contaminated water (human or animal) – Resistant to chlorination • GI tract: Excystation in proximal small bowelattaches to duodenum or jejunum, does not invade • Cysts excreted in stool
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You have returned from your 8<br />
month project in rural<br />
Kenya. Though you were<br />
careful with filtering <strong>and</strong><br />
treating your water at the<br />
start of your trip, your<br />
vigilance waned over time.<br />
At your return visit to your<br />
PCP, she asks if you have<br />
had any GI issues. You state<br />
that, besides the 7 months<br />
of diarrhea <strong>and</strong> cramping<br />
abdominal pain, <strong>and</strong> 15 lbs<br />
of weight loss, you haven’t<br />
had any <strong>other</strong> problems<br />
Case 8
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