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12 Cards in this Set
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What are the three targets against which chemotherapeutic agents against worms are targetted?
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Neural and neuromuscular transmission
Cytoskeletal structure (esp microtubules) Energy metabolism |
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What three drugs are used to treat helminthic infections
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Bendazoles, Ivermectin, Praziquantel
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T/F: Bendazole is the first choice treatment for roundworm infections
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False. Filarial infections do not respond to bendazoles. Most other roundworm infections do.
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T/F: All filarial infections are treated with ivermectin
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False. Almost all filarial infections CAN be treated with ivermectin, but Loa loa cannot.
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Praziquantel is used to treat this.
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All fluke and adult tape worm infections
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Ivermectin is used to treat this.
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Almost all filarial infections (not Loa loa)
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Bendazoles are used to treat this.
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Almost all roundworm infections (not filarial infections)
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Metronidazole is used to treat this
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Anaerobic protozoa (E. histolytica, Giardia, Trichomonas vaginalis)
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Pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine is used to treat this
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Toxoplasma gondii and chloroquine-resistant malaria
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Bactrim is used to treat this
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Pneumocystis and cyclospora
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Drugs for treatment of malaria
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Chloroquine, mefloquine, pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine, primaquine
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These parasites are hard to treat; most of the availabe drugs are toxic.
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Hemoflagellates
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