Concept of parasites, host, host-parasite relationship2. Immune evasion mechanism of parasites3. The laboratory diagnosis of parasites4. Describe immunity in parasitic infections5. Amebae, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment6. Flagellates, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment7. Ciliate, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment8. Plasmodium, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment9. Trypanosoma, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment10.Intestinal Trematodes, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment11.Liver Trematodes, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment12.Blood Trematodes, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment13.Lung Trematodes, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment14.Cestodes, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment15.Intestinal nematodes, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment16.Filarial nematodes, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment17.Tissue nematodes, life cycle, diagnosis, symptoms, complications, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment
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// ── COVER ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
addTitleSlide("Medical Parasitology", "A Comprehensive Lecture Guide\nProtozoa · Trematodes · Cestodes · Nematodes");
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// SECTION 1: PARASITES, HOST & HOST-PARASITE RELATIONSHIP
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"Definitive host – sexual reproduction occurs (e.g. humans for Taenia)",
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["Protozoa – Ciliates", "Balantidium coli", "Cilia; only ciliate pathogen of humans"],
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// SECTION 2: IMMUNE EVASION
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// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// SECTION 3: LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
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"ELISA – hydatid disease (Echinococcus), toxoplasmosis, visceral leishmaniasis",
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"Antigen detection in stool – Giardia, Cryptosporidium (ELISA / lateral flow)",
"Skin test (Montenegro / leishmanin) – cutaneous leishmaniasis"
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// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// SECTION 4: IMMUNITY IN PARASITIC INFECTIONS
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"HLA-B53 – protective against severe malaria in West African children",
"Concomitant immunity – resistance to reinfection while adult worms persist (schistosomes)",
"Premunition – partial immunity allowing low-level infection without disease (malaria)",
"Immunosuppression by parasites → increased susceptibility to secondary infections"
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// SECTION 5: AMOEBAE
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"Pathogenesis: Galactose-inhibitable lectin mediates mucosal adhesion; amoebapore lyses cells; proteases digest tissue → flask-shaped ulcers",
"Diagnosis: Stool microscopy (trophozoites/cysts), stool antigen ELISA, serology (IHA/ELISA for invasive disease), ultrasound/CT for liver abscess",
"Epidemiology: Worldwide; endemic in developing countries; ~50 million invasive cases/yr",
"Treatment: Metronidazole (tissue amoebiasis) + Diloxanide furoate/iodoquinol (luminal cyst eradication)",
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"Travels along olfactory nerve to brain",
"Acute, fulminant, almost always fatal within 1–2 weeks",
"Diagnosis: CSF microscopy (motile amoebae), PCR",
"Treatment: Amphotericin B + Azithromycin (miltefosine experimental)"
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"Entry via skin wounds, respiratory tract",
"Acanthamoeba keratitis: corneal pain, photophobia, ring infiltrate",
"Treatment: Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) + propamidine eye drops (keratitis); combination therapy for GAE"
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// SECTION 6: FLAGELLATES
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"Zoonotic reservoir: beavers, dogs ('beaver fever')"
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"Symptoms: Explosive watery/greasy/frothy diarrhoea, bloating, flatulence, epigastric cramps, sulphurous belching; NO blood or mucus",
"Chronic: malabsorption, steatorrhoea, weight loss, lactase deficiency",
"Diagnosis: Stool microscopy (3 samples), stool antigen ELISA (sensitive), duodenal aspirate/biopsy (string test)",
"Epidemiology: Worldwide; most common intestinal protozoan infection; waterborne outbreaks common",
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"Women: Profuse, frothy, yellow-green malodorous vaginal discharge; strawberry cervix; pruritus vulvae; dyspareunia; vaginal pH >4.5",
"Men: Often asymptomatic; urethritis, prostatitis",
"Diagnosis: Wet mount microscopy (motile trophozoites), culture (Feinberg-Whittington/Diamond medium – gold standard), PCR, NAAT",
"Complications: Preterm birth, low birth weight, increased HIV susceptibility",
"Treatment: Metronidazole 2 g single dose (both partners) or 500 mg BD × 7 days"
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"T. b. gambiense (West Africa) – chronic; T. b. rhodesiense (East Africa) – acute",
"Stage 1 (hemolymphatic): Fever, lymphadenopathy, chancre at bite site; Winterbottom's sign (posterior cervical lymphadenopathy)",
"Stage 2 (CNS): Somnolence, personality change, coma (sleeping sickness)",
"Diagnosis: Blood/CSF microscopy, lymph node aspirate; CATT for T. b. gambiense",
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"Leishmania donovani – Visceral (kala-azar): fever, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia, wasting; Diagnosis: LD bodies in bone marrow/spleen aspirate; Rx: Liposomal amphotericin B / Sodium stibogluconate",
"L. tropica/major – Cutaneous: painless ulcer with rolled edge; Rx: Sodium stibogluconate",
"L. braziliensis – Mucocutaneous: destruction of nose, palate, pharynx; Rx: Amphotericin B"
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// SECTION 7: CILIATES
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"Transmission: Fecal-oral; ingestion of cysts in water/food contaminated with pig feces",
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"Pathogenesis: Hyaluronidase and proteases; ulcers in colon (flask-shaped, resembling E. histolytica)",
"Complications: Colonic perforation, appendicitis, peritonitis",
"Diagnosis: Fresh stool microscopy – motile ciliated trophozoites (rolling/rotating motion) or cysts; large macronucleus diagnostic",
"Epidemiology: Rare; worldwide, higher in tropics/subtropics; poor sanitation + pig contact",
"Treatment: Tetracycline 500 mg QID × 10 days (DOC); Metronidazole or Iodoquinol alternative"
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// SECTION 8: PLASMODIUM (MALARIA)
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"2. Gametocytes → gametes → fertilisation → zygote → ookinete",
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"Exo-erythrocytic (liver) stage: Sporozoites → hepatocytes → schizonts → merozoites (1st release)",
"P. vivax/P. ovale: Hypnozoites persist in liver → relapses",
"Erythrocytic (blood) stage: Merozoites → ring forms → trophozoites → schizonts → merozoites (RBC rupture = fever)",
"Periodicity: P. falciparum/vivax/ovale 48h (tertian); P. malariae 72h (quartan); P. knowlesi 24h",
"Some merozoites → gametocytes (sexual forms) → ingested by mosquito"
]
}
]);
addContentSlide("Plasmodium – Clinical Features & Species Differences", [
{
heading: "Symptoms & Signs",
items: [
"Classic malaria paroxysm: Cold stage (rigors) → Hot stage (high fever 39–41°C) → Sweating stage",
"Headache, myalgia, nausea, vomiting, anaemia (haemolytic), splenomegaly",
"P. falciparum – Malignant tertian (most severe): cerebral malaria, blackwater fever (haemoglobinuria), ARDS, AKI, hypoglycaemia, algid malaria",
"P. vivax/P. ovale – Benign tertian; relapses from hypnozoites",
"P. malariae – Quartan malaria; nephrotic syndrome (immune complex); recrudescence"
]
},
{
heading: "Pathogenesis",
items: [
"P. falciparum: RBC cytoadherence (PfEMP1 on RBC) → rosetting → microvascular obstruction",
"Cytokine storm (TNF-α) → fever, organ dysfunction",
"Haemolysis → anaemia + haemoglobinuria (blackwater fever)",
"Sequestration of infected RBCs in brain capillaries → cerebral malaria",
"Dyserythropoiesis contributes to anaemia beyond haemolysis"
]
}
]);
addTableSlide("Malaria Species Comparison",
["Feature", "P. falciparum", "P. vivax", "P. malariae", "P. ovale"],
[
["Fever cycle", "Quotidian → tertian (36–48h)", "48h (tertian)", "72h (quartan)", "48h (tertian)"],
["RBC preference", "All ages (esp. young)", "Reticulocytes", "Older RBCs", "Reticulocytes"],
["RBC appearance", "Maurer's clefts; multiple rings", "Schüffner's dots; enlarged", "No dots; normal size", "Schüffner's dots; oval, fimbriated"],
["Liver stage", "No hypnozoites", "Hypnozoites (relapses)", "No hypnozoites", "Hypnozoites (relapses)"],
["Severity", "Highest; cerebral malaria", "Can be severe; relapses", "Moderate; nephrotic syndrome", "Mild; relapses"]
]
);
addContentSlide("Malaria – Diagnosis & Treatment", [
{
heading: "Diagnosis",
items: [
"Thick blood film (Giemsa) – screening; detects all stages",
"Thin blood film – species identification; % parasitaemia",
"RDT (HRP-2 antigen for P. falciparum; pLDH pan-malaria)",
"PCR – most sensitive & specific; research/reference labs",
"QBC (Quantitative Buffy Coat) – fluorescent staining",
"Serology (IFA/ELISA) – epidemiological surveys, not acute diagnosis"
]
},
{
heading: "Treatment",
items: [
"Uncomplicated P. falciparum: Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT) – e.g. Artemether-lumefantrine OR Artesunate-amodiaquine",
"Severe/cerebral malaria: IV Artesunate (drug of choice); IV Quinine + Doxycycline if unavailable",
"P. vivax/ovale: Chloroquine (blood stage) + Primaquine (hypnozoites/prevents relapse) – check G6PD first",
"P. malariae: Chloroquine",
"Chemoprophylaxis: Mefloquine / Doxycycline / Atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone) / Chloroquine (sensitive areas)"
]
}
]);
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// SECTION 9: TRYPANOSOMA (detailed – covered partially under Flagellates)
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
addSectionHeader("Section 9", "Trypanosoma – African & American Trypanosomiasis");
addContentSlide("T. brucei – African Sleeping Sickness", [
{
heading: "Epidemiology & Life Cycle",
items: [
"~65 million at risk in sub-Saharan Africa; ~10,000 new cases/yr",
"T. b. gambiense: West/Central Africa; chronic (months-years); humans primary reservoir",
"T. b. rhodesiense: East Africa; acute (weeks-months); animal reservoir (cattle, game)",
"Vector: Tsetse fly (Glossina) – both sexes bite; both sexes transmit",
"In tsetse: procyclic → epimastigote → metacyclic trypomastigote (infective)",
"In human: metacyclic trypomastigote in blood/lymph → CNS"
]
},
{
heading: "Clinical, Complications & Treatment",
items: [
"Stage 1 – hemolymphatic: Trypanosomal chancre, irregular fever (waves of parasitaemia from VSG switching), lymphadenopathy, Winterbottom's sign, hepatosplenomegaly, rash",
"Stage 2 – neurological: Somnolence, personality change, tremor, ataxia, coma",
"Complications: Endocarditis, pericarditis, meningoencephalitis, coma, death",
"Diagnosis: Blood smear, lymph node aspirate, CSF; CATT card agglutination test",
"Stage 1 treatment: Pentamidine (T. b. gambiense); Suramin (T. b. rhodesiense)",
"Stage 2 treatment: Eflornithine (DFMO) ± Nifurtimox; Melarsoprol (arsenic; toxic)"
]
}
]);
addContentSlide("T. cruzi – Chagas Disease", [
{
heading: "Life Cycle & Epidemiology",
items: [
"Endemic in Latin America (Mexico to Argentina); ~6–7 million infected",
"Vector: Triatomine (reduviid 'kissing') bugs – bite near mouth/eyes during sleep; defaecate near bite",
"Transmission: Bug faeces rubbed into bite/conjunctiva; also blood transfusion, organ transplant, congenital, food",
"In bug: epimastigote stage; in human: trypomastigote (blood) + amastigote (intracellular)"
]
},
{
heading: "Clinical Features & Management",
items: [
"Acute: Chagoma (skin lesion), Romañas sign (unilateral painless periorbital oedema), fever, malaise; acute myocarditis/encephalitis in children",
"Indeterminate: Asymptomatic; serology positive",
"Chronic (10–30 years later): Chagasic cardiomyopathy (arrhythmias, CCF, sudden death), megaesophagus (dysphagia), megacolon (constipation)",
"Diagnosis: Acute – blood smear/PCR; Chronic – serology (ELISA x2 different antigens required); Xenodiagnosis",
"Treatment: Benznidazole (DOC) or Nifurtimox – effective mainly in acute phase",
"Complications: SCD, CCF, thromboembolic stroke, aspiration pneumonia"
]
}
]);
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// SECTION 10-13: TREMATODES (FLUKES)
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
addSectionHeader("Section 10–13", "Trematodes (Flukes)\nIntestinal · Liver · Blood · Lung");
addContentSlide("Trematode – General Life Cycle", [
{
heading: "General Features",
items: [
"Leaf-shaped, unsegmented, hermaphroditic (except Schistosoma – dioecious)",
"All require a freshwater snail as first intermediate host",
"Life cycle: Egg → Miracidium (→ snail) → Sporocyst → Rediae → Cercariae → Metacercariae → Adult worm",
"Humans infected by eating undercooked fish/plants/crustaceans with metacercariae (except Schistosoma – cercariae penetrate skin)"
]
},
{
heading: "Overview by Site",
items: [
"Intestinal flukes: Fasciolopsis buski, Heterophyes, Metagonimus",
"Liver flukes: Fasciola hepatica, Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis",
"Blood flukes: Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, S. japonicum",
"Lung flukes: Paragonimus westermani, P. kellicotti"
]
}
]);
addContentSlide("Intestinal Trematodes – Fasciolopsis buski", [
{
heading: "Life Cycle & Epidemiology",
items: [
"Largest intestinal fluke (up to 7.5 cm)",
"Endemic in East/Southeast Asia (China, India, Thailand)",
"First intermediate host: freshwater snail (Segmentina/Hippeutis)",
"Second intermediate host: water plants (water chestnut, water caltrop, lotus)",
"Humans infected by eating raw water plants with attached metacercariae",
"Adults attach to duodenum/jejunum"
]
},
{
heading: "Clinical, Diagnosis & Treatment",
items: [
"Symptoms: Diarrhoea (alternating with constipation), abdominal pain, nausea, malabsorption",
"Heavy infection: Intestinal obstruction, oedema (from protein loss), ascites, facial oedema",
"Pathogenesis: Local inflammation at attachment site; toxic metabolites",
"Diagnosis: Stool microscopy – large operculate eggs (130–140 × 80–85 µm, shoulder near operculum)",
"Treatment: Praziquantel (drug of choice) 25 mg/kg TID × 1 day; Niclosamide"
]
}
]);
addContentSlide("Liver Trematodes – Fasciola & Clonorchis", [
{
heading: "Fasciola hepatica (Sheep Liver Fluke)",
items: [
"Zoonotic fluke of sheep and cattle; humans are accidental hosts",
"Worldwide distribution; freshwater snail (Lymnaea) → aquatic vegetation (watercress) → humans",
"Acute phase: Fever, RUQ pain, hepatomegaly, eosinophilia (migratory larval phase in liver parenchyma)",
"Chronic phase: Biliary obstruction, cholangitis, cholecystitis",
"Diagnosis: Stool/bile microscopy (large operculate eggs); serology (ELISA); imaging",
"Treatment: Triclabendazole (DOC) – NOT praziquantel"
]
},
{
heading: "Clonorchis sinensis (Chinese Liver Fluke) & Opisthorchis",
items: [
"East Asia; snail → freshwater fish (metacercariae in muscle) → humans",
"Adults live in bile ducts; chronic biliary irritation",
"Symptoms: RUQ pain, cholangitis, jaundice; may be asymptomatic",
"Complications: Cholangiocarcinoma (Group 1 carcinogen), cholecystitis, biliary cirrhosis, pancreatitis",
"Diagnosis: Stool microscopy (small operculate eggs with shoulder); ERCP/imaging",
"Treatment: Praziquantel 25 mg/kg TID × 2 days"
]
}
]);
addContentSlide("Blood Trematodes – Schistosoma", [
{
heading: "Life Cycle & Epidemiology",
items: [
"~240 million infected worldwide; 700 million at risk",
"Three main species: S. mansoni (Africa, S. America), S. haematobium (Africa, ME), S. japonicum (Asia)",
"Cercariae (fork-tailed) penetrate intact human skin in freshwater",
"Schistosomula → lungs → portal system → adult worms (male and female)",
"Adults pair in portal veins; migrate to mesenteric (S. mansoni/japonicum) or vesical (S. haematobium) veins",
"Eggs cause disease via granuloma formation"
]
},
{
heading: "Clinical, Diagnosis & Treatment",
items: [
"Swimmer's itch (cercarial dermatitis) – penetration phase",
"Katayama fever (acute schistosomiasis): fever, urticaria, eosinophilia, hepatosplenomegaly",
"Chronic: Hepatic fibrosis + portal hypertension (S. mansoni/japonicum); haematuria + bladder cancer (S. haematobium)",
"Diagnosis: Stool/urine microscopy for eggs (S. haematobium eggs have terminal spine; S. mansoni – lateral spine)",
"Serology, rectal snip, Kato-Katz technique",
"Treatment: Praziquantel 40 mg/kg single dose (S. haematobium/mansoni); 60 mg/kg (S. japonicum)"
]
}
]);
addContentSlide("Lung Trematodes – Paragonimus westermani", [
{
heading: "Life Cycle & Epidemiology",
items: [
"Endemic in East Asia, West Africa, Central/South America",
"First IH: Freshwater snail; Second IH: Freshwater crabs/crayfish",
"Humans infected by eating raw/undercooked freshwater crabs",
"Metacercariae excyst in duodenum → penetrate intestinal wall → migrate through diaphragm → lungs",
"Adult worms encapsulated in lung parenchyma (pair in cysts)"
]
},
{
heading: "Clinical Features, Diagnosis & Treatment",
items: [
"Pulmonary paragonimiasis: Chronic cough, haemoptysis (rusty/brown sputum), pleuritic chest pain; mimics TB",
"Chest X-ray: Ring-shaped or nodular opacities, pleural effusion, calcifications",
"Extrapulmonary: Cerebral (seizures, intracranial hypertension), abdominal",
"Diagnosis: Sputum/stool microscopy for eggs (operculate, 80–120 × 45–60 µm); serology (ELISA); imaging; BAL",
"Complications: Pleural effusion, pneumothorax, secondary bacterial pneumonia, cerebral cysts",
"Treatment: Praziquantel 25 mg/kg TID × 2 days (DOC); Triclabendazole alternative"
]
}
]);
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// SECTION 14: CESTODES (TAPEWORMS)
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
addSectionHeader("Section 14", "Cestodes – Tapeworms");
addContentSlide("Cestodes – General Features & Intestinal Tapeworms", [
{
heading: "General Features",
items: [
"Segmented flatworms: Scolex (head with suckers ± hooks) + neck + proglottids (immature → mature → gravid)",
"No digestive system – absorb nutrients through tegument (body surface)",
"Hermaphroditic; eggs released when gravid proglottids detach",
"Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm): Humans = definitive host; cattle = IH; up to 10m long; no hooks on scolex",
"Taenia solium (pork tapeworm): Humans can be both definitive host (intestinal) AND intermediate host (cysticercosis)",
"Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm): Copepod → fish (IH); scolex has bothria (grooves); causes B12 deficiency"
]
},
{
heading: "Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment",
items: [
"Often asymptomatic; passage of proglottids in stool",
"Mild GI symptoms: nausea, vague abdominal pain, weight loss",
"D. latum: macrocytic (megaloblastic) anaemia from B12 competition",
"Diagnosis: Stool microscopy – eggs (T. saginata & T. solium eggs identical; distinguish by counting uterine branches in proglottids: T. saginata 15–30 vs. T. solium 7–13)",
"Treatment: Praziquantel 10 mg/kg single dose; Niclosamide alternative"
]
}
]);
addContentSlide("Cysticercosis & Echinococcosis", [
{
heading: "Neurocysticercosis (T. solium)",
items: [
"Humans ingest T. solium eggs (from contaminated food/water/hands – autoinfection possible)",
"Oncospheres → circulation → brain, muscle, eye, subcutaneous tissue → cysticerci",
"Most common helminthic infection of CNS; leading cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide",
"Symptoms: Seizures (most common), raised ICP, hydrocephalus, focal neurological deficits",
"Diagnosis: CT/MRI (cysts with/without scolex, calcifications); serology (EITB)",
"Treatment: Albendazole + Dexamethasone + Anti-epileptics; surgical for hydrocephalus"
]
},
{
heading: "Echinococcosis (Hydatid Disease)",
items: [
"E. granulosus (cystic; dogs–sheep cycle); E. multilocularis (alveolar; foxes–rodents)",
"Humans are accidental IH; ingest eggs from dog faeces",
"Hydatid cysts in liver (60–70%), lung (20–25%), brain, bone",
"Symptoms: Slowly expanding cyst; RUQ mass; cyst rupture → anaphylaxis; secondary echinococcosis",
"Diagnosis: Ultrasound/CT (cyst wall with daughter cysts/hydatid sand); serology (ELISA, Casoni test historical)",
"Treatment: PAIR (Puncture-Aspiration-Injection-Reaspiration) + Albendazole; Surgery for large/complicated cysts"
]
}
]);
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// SECTION 15: INTESTINAL NEMATODES
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
addSectionHeader("Section 15", "Intestinal Nematodes");
addContentSlide("Intestinal Nematodes – Overview & Ascaris", [
{
heading: "Common Intestinal Nematodes",
items: [
"Ascaris lumbricoides – roundworm (largest intestinal nematode)",
"Trichuris trichiura – whipworm",
"Hookworm – Ancylostoma duodenale (Old World), Necator americanus (New World)",
"Enterobius vermicularis – pinworm / threadworm",
"Strongyloides stercoralis – threadworm (unique: autoinfection; hyperinfection in immunocompromised)"
]
},
{
heading: "Ascaris lumbricoides",
items: [
"Most common human helminth infection (~1.2 billion infected)",
"Infective stage: Embryonated egg (ingested); life cycle includes pulmonary migration (Löffler's syndrome: cough, eosinophilia)",
"Adult worms in small intestine; female up to 35 cm",
"Symptoms: Often asymptomatic; large worm burden → malabsorption, intestinal obstruction, biliary/pancreatic obstruction",
"Diagnosis: Stool O&P – large bile-stained corticated eggs",
"Treatment: Albendazole 400 mg single dose (DOC); Mebendazole, Ivermectin"
]
}
]);
addContentSlide("Hookworm, Trichuris & Enterobius", [
{
heading: "Hookworm",
items: [
"Infective stage: Filariform (L3) larvae penetrate skin (barefoot walking on soil)",
"Migration: Skin → blood → lungs → trachea → swallowed → small intestine",
"Adults bite and suck blood from intestinal wall → iron deficiency anaemia + hypoproteinaemia",
"A. duodenale also transmitted orally; can arrest development (hypobiosis)",
"Symptoms: Ground itch (dermatitis), Löffler's syndrome, profound iron deficiency anaemia, oedema",
"Treatment: Albendazole or Mebendazole + iron supplementation"
]
},
{
heading: "Trichuris & Enterobius",
items: [
"Trichuris trichiura (whipworm): Barrel-shaped eggs with polar plugs; anterior end embeds in colon; symptoms: dysentery, rectal prolapse in heavy infection; Rx: Mebendazole/Albendazole",
"Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm): Gravid female migrates to perianal region at night to deposit eggs; perianal pruritis (nocturnal); most common helminth in developed countries; rarely vulvovaginitis; Diagnosis: Scotch tape/NIH swab test (morning, before bathing); Rx: Mebendazole/Albendazole single dose + repeat at 2 weeks; treat all household contacts"
]
}
]);
addContentSlide("Strongyloides stercoralis", [
{
heading: "Life Cycle (Unique Features)",
items: [
"Only nematode with free-living cycle AND autoinfection capability",
"Infective: Filariform L3 larvae penetrate skin",
"Internal autoinfection: Rhabditiform larvae in gut can develop to L3 → penetrate colon wall → hyperinfection without leaving host",
"Hyperinfection syndrome in immunocompromised (steroids, HIV, HTLV-1): massive larval dissemination; mortality >80% if untreated",
"Free-living cycle also possible in soil"
]
},
{
heading: "Clinical Features, Diagnosis & Treatment",
items: [
"Cutaneous: Larva currens – rapidly moving serpentine pruritic rash (perianal/buttocks)",
"Pulmonary: Cough, wheezing, haemoptysis (Löffler-like)",
"Intestinal: Diarrhoea, malabsorption, epigastric pain",
"Hyperinfection: Paralytic ileus, septicaemia (gram-negative bacteria ride larvae through gut wall), meningitis",
"Diagnosis: Stool – rhabditiform larvae (key: short buccal cavity + prominent genital primordium); Baermann technique; serology (ELISA); Agar plate culture",
"Treatment: Ivermectin 200 µg/kg/day × 2 days (DOC); Albendazole alternative; prolonged treatment in hyperinfection"
]
}
]);
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// SECTION 16: FILARIAL NEMATODES
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
addSectionHeader("Section 16", "Filarial Nematodes");
addContentSlide("Lymphatic Filariasis – Wuchereria & Brugia", [
{
heading: "Life Cycle & Epidemiology",
items: [
"Wuchereria bancrofti (90%), Brugia malayi, B. timori",
"~120 million infected; 40 million disabled; tropical/subtropical regions",
"Vector: Mosquito (Culex, Aedes, Anopheles depending on species)",
"Infective stage: L3 larvae deposited on skin during mosquito bite → enter bite wound",
"Adults in lymphatics; microfilariae (L1) circulate in blood – NOCTURNAL PERIODICITY (midnight peak for W. bancrofti)",
"Mosquito ingests microfilariae → develop to L3 in flight muscles (10-14 days)"
]
},
{
heading: "Clinical Features & Management",
items: [
"Asymptomatic microfilaraemia (most common)",
"Acute: Episodic adenolymphangitis (ADL) – fever, lymphadenopathy, retrograde lymphangitis (distinct from bacterial)",
"Chronic: Lymphoedema, hydrocele, chyluria; Elephantiasis (irreversible gross limb swelling)",
"Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia (TPE): microfilariae trapped in lungs → wheeze, cough, high IgE, eosinophilia",
"Diagnosis: Night blood smear (thick film, Giemsa); Knott's concentration; ICT antigen test (W. bancrofti); serology",
"Treatment: DEC (Diethylcarbamazine) 6 mg/kg/day × 12 days; Ivermectin + Albendazole (MDA programmes); Doxycycline (kills Wolbachia endosymbiont)"
]
}
]);
addContentSlide("Onchocerciasis & Loiasis", [
{
heading: "Onchocerca volvulus (River Blindness)",
items: [
"~18 million infected; sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, Central/South America",
"Vector: Simulium (blackfly) – breeds in fast-flowing rivers",
"Adults in subcutaneous nodules (onchocercoma); microfilariae migrate in skin & eye",
"Skin: Onchodermatitis – pruritus, 'leopard skin' depigmentation, lichenification, 'sowda'",
"Eye: Microfilariae die in cornea → sclerosing keratitis → 'river blindness' (2nd leading infectious cause of blindness)",
"Diagnosis: Skin snip microscopy (microfilariae); slit lamp (eye); Mazzotti test; PCR",
"Treatment: Ivermectin (kills microfilariae; given 6-monthly) + Doxycycline (anti-Wolbachia)"
]
},
{
heading: "Loa loa (Loiasis) & Mansonella",
items: [
"Loa loa: Vector – Chrysops (mango/deer fly); Central/West Africa; DAY-TIME periodicity microfilariae",
"Calabar swellings – transient migratory subcutaneous oedema; worm visible crossing conjunctiva",
"Diagnosis: Day blood smear; worm extraction from conjunctiva",
"Treatment: DEC (kills both adults and microfilariae); caution – encephalopathy if high microfilaraemia",
"Mansonella spp.: Generally non-pathogenic or mild symptoms; in blood/skin; treat with Ivermectin/Mebendazole"
]
}
]);
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// SECTION 17: TISSUE NEMATODES
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
addSectionHeader("Section 17", "Tissue Nematodes");
addContentSlide("Trichinella spiralis", [
{
heading: "Life Cycle & Epidemiology",
items: [
"Single host parasite – both intestinal AND tissue phase occur in same host",
"Transmitted by eating undercooked meat (pork, bear, walrus) containing encysted larvae",
"Intestinal phase: Larvae → adults in small intestine (1 week); females release larvae",
"Tissue phase: Larvae migrate via blood to striated muscle → nurse cells (nurse cell-larva complex) → calcify",
"Predilection for diaphragm, masseter, extraocular, deltoid, gastrocnemius",
"Worldwide; US outbreaks from pork, game meat"
]
},
{
heading: "Clinical Features, Diagnosis & Treatment",
items: [
"Intestinal phase (1–2 wk): Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps",
"Tissue migration phase (2–8 wk): High fever, periorbital oedema (pathognomonic), myositis, splinter haemorrhages, eosinophilia, elevated CK/LDH",
"Myocarditis, encephalitis, pneumonitis in heavy infections",
"Diagnosis: Clinical triad (fever + periorbital oedema + myalgia) after eating raw meat; serology (ELISA); muscle biopsy (larvae in nurse cells); eosinophilia",
"Treatment: Albendazole (DOC; 400 mg BD × 8–14 days) + corticosteroids for severe disease; Mebendazole alternative",
"Complications: Myocarditis (arrhythmias), encephalitis, pulmonary infiltrates"
]
}
]);
addContentSlide("Toxocara & Larva Migrans Syndromes", [
{
heading: "Toxocara canis / cati (Visceral & Ocular Larva Migrans)",
items: [
"Dogs and cats are definitive hosts; humans are accidental dead-end hosts",
"Humans ingest embryonated eggs from soil contaminated with dog/cat faeces (children playing in sandpits)",
"Larvae hatch in gut → penetrate wall → migrate but cannot complete development → die in tissues",
"Visceral Larva Migrans (VLM): Hepatomegaly, fever, eosinophilia, pulmonary infiltrates, urticaria (children <5 yr)",
"Ocular Larva Migrans (OLM): Retinal granuloma, uveitis, vision loss – may mimic retinoblastoma",
"Diagnosis: Serology (ELISA anti-Toxocara IgG); eosinophilia; liver biopsy; ophthalmoscopy",
"Treatment: Albendazole 400 mg BD × 5 days (DOC) ± corticosteroids; photocoagulation for OLM"
]
},
{
heading: "Cutaneous Larva Migrans & Gnathostoma",
items: [
"Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM): Ancylostoma braziliense (cat/dog hookworm); larvae penetrate skin but cannot migrate deeper; serpiginous pruritic track moving ~2 cm/day; Treatment: Ivermectin 200 µg/kg single dose (DOC) or Albendazole",
"Gnathostoma spinigerum: Larvae in freshwater fish/frogs; intermittent migratory swellings; eosinophilic meningitis; Rx: Albendazole or Ivermectin",
"Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm): Drinking water with infected Cyclops (copepod); female worm emerges through skin of leg (100 cm); no drug treatment; mechanical removal by winding on stick; near-eradication programme"
]
}
]);
// ─── SUMMARY / DRUG REFERENCE SLIDE ────────────────────────────────────────
addSectionHeader("Quick Reference", "Anti-Parasitic Drug Summary");
addTableSlide("Anti-Parasitic Drugs – Quick Reference",
["Drug", "Class/Parasites", "Key Notes"],
[
["Metronidazole", "Amoebae, Giardia, Trichomonas, Balantidium", "Tissue + luminal activity; avoid alcohol"],
["Praziquantel", "All trematodes (except Fasciola), most cestodes", "DOC for schistosomiasis; 40 mg/kg single dose"],
["Albendazole", "Most nematodes, Echinococcus, cysticercosis", "Broad-spectrum; teratogenic; use with steroids for NCC"],
["Ivermectin", "Strongyloides, Onchocerca, Loa loa, CLM, scabies", "Avermectin; active against microfilariae"],
["Artemisinin-based (ACT)", "Plasmodium falciparum (uncomplicated)", "Artemether-lumefantrine; IV artesunate for severe disease"],
["Chloroquine", "P. vivax, P. malariae (sensitive), P. ovale", "Widespread falciparum resistance; accumulates in RBCs"],
["Primaquine", "Hypnozoites (P. vivax, P. ovale)", "Check G6PD before use; haemolysis risk"],
["DEC (Diethylcarbamazine)", "Lymphatic filariasis, Loa loa, TPE", "Kills micro- and macrofilariae; Mazzotti reaction"],
["Triclabendazole", "Fasciola hepatica/gigantica", "Only effective drug for Fasciola"],
["Benznidazole/Nifurtimox", "T. cruzi (Chagas)", "Most effective in acute phase"],
["Pentamidine", "T. b. gambiense stage 1", "Also second-line Pneumocystis"],
["Liposomal Amphotericin B", "Visceral Leishmaniasis", "Drug of choice; less toxic than conventional AMB"]
]
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