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Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
to free living adults ... Parasitic Cycle ... where they become adults ... adult female in ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Opsoclonus Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS) on Physical Exam

Dancing eyes and dancing feet in an adult [Aka-
Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS ... dancing feet in an adult ... ataxia syndrome (OMAS ... @bobvarkey #OMAS ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Brugia malayi - Filariasis on Microscopy

What is Brugia malayi? It is a filarial parasitic worm that
is a filarial parasitic ... The adult worms ... Filariasis #Microscopy #clinical ... microbiology #nematodes #parasite
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
into free-living adult ... Parasitic Cycle: ... . 8) Parasitic ... stercoralis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
Distress Pearls #diagnosis ... NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS ... neonatal #pediatric #adult
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Life Cycle 1) Adult ... Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Chest pain, good story, but nonspecific ECG? Do a bedside echo: regional WMAs support your case
echo: regional WMAs ... UltrasoundJelly #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #WMAs
Filariasis - Life Cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal
2) Adults in lymphatics
3) Adults
blood meal 2) Adults ... lymphatics 3) Adults ... filariasis #lifecycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic ... matures in to adult ... RiverBlindness #pathophysiology
Echinostomiasis - Echinostoma Life Cycle
1) Unembroynated eggs passed in feces
2) Embryonated eggs in water
3) Miracidia hatch
in duodenum 8) Adult ... Echinostoma #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite