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Angiostrongyliasis - Angiostrongylus costaricensis Life Cycle
1) Eggs hatch in the ileum, and first-stage larvae are passed
ingested by gastropod intermediate ... two molts in the intermediate ... eggs in tissues causes ... costaricensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Clonorchis sinensis (Chinese or oriental liver fluke) Life Cycle

The trematode Clonorchis sinensis (Chinese or oriental liver
foodborne pathogen and cause ... suitable snail intermediate ... sinensis #liverfluke #LifeCycle ... #Parasite #CDC
Echinostomiasis - Echinostoma Life Cycle
1) Unembroynated eggs passed in feces
2) Embryonated eggs in water
3) Miracidia hatch
invade second intermediate ... Metacercariae in second intermediate ... #Echinostoma #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Clonorchiasis - Clonorchis sinensis Life Cycle
1) Embryonated eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs ingested by the snail
ingested by the snail intermediate ... Clonorchis #sinensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... inhabitants 3rd leading cause ... retinal ischemia Causes ... Classification: Anterior, Intermediate ... TerrierBen #Uveitis #Causes
Capillariasis - Capillaria philippinensis Life Cycle
1) Unembryonated, thick-shelled eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs become embryonated in
develop in tissue of intermediate ... philippinensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
ingested by normal intermediate ... #TaeniaSolium #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
IBD Colonoscopy Surveillance - BSG Guidelines 2019
High Risk - 1 Year
 •  Extensive colitis AND
relative with CRC ... aged <50 Intermediate ... relative with CRC ... #Surveillance #CRC
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc