Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm)

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Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm)

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Bacterial structure and functions

Staphylococcus aureus

Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Strep)

Neisseria meningitidis

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Listeria monocytogenes

Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Diphtheria)

Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)

Escherichia coli

Salmonella typhi (typhoid fever)

Salmonella (non-typhoidal)

Yersinia pestis (Plague)

Yersinia enterocolitica

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Bordetella pertussis (Whooping cough)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Vibrio cholerae (Cholera)

Haemophilus influenzae

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Tuberculosis)

Mycobacterium leprae

Chlamydia pneumoniae

Chlamydia trachomatis

Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever) and other Rickettsia species

Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)

Clostridium botulinum (Botulism)

Clostridium difficile (Pseudomembranous colitis)

Clostridium perfringens

Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)

Bacteroides fragilis

Treponema pallidum (Syphilis)

Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Malassezia (Tinea versicolor and Seborrhoeic dermatitis)

Aspergillus fumigatus

Cryptococcus neoformans

Sporothrix schenckii

Coccidioidomycosis and paracoccidioidomycosis

Pediculus humanus and Phthirus pubis (Lice)

Sarcoptes scabiei (Scabies)

Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasmosis)

Giardia lamblia

Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)

Trichomonas vaginalis

Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm)

Toxocara canis (Visceral larva migrans)

Viral structure and functions

Cytomegalovirus

Epstein-Barr virus (Infectious mononucleosis)

Herpes simplex virus

Human herpesvirus 6 (Roseola)

Human herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi sarcoma)

Varicella zoster virus

Human papillomavirus

Influenza virus

Respiratory syncytial virus

Eastern and Western equine encephalitis virus

Antimetabolites: Sulfonamides and trimethoprim

Antituberculosis medications

Cell wall synthesis inhibitors: Cephalosporins

Cell wall synthesis inhibitors: Penicillins

DNA synthesis inhibitors: Fluoroquinolones

DNA synthesis inhibitors: Metronidazole

Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

Miscellaneous cell wall synthesis inhibitors

Miscellaneous protein synthesis inhibitors

Protein synthesis inhibitors: Aminoglycosides

Protein synthesis inhibitors: Tetracyclines

Herpesvirus medications

Anatomy of the pelvic girdle

Key Takeaways

Enterobius vermicularis is a small parasitic worm that lives in the human large intestine. People get infected with pinworms via the feco-oral route, and its classical symptoms is pruritus around the anus, but can also cause insomnia, irritability, and weight loss. Diagnosis requires the visualization of the eggs on a scotch tape test.