1.5.1 Protozoan (Flagellates in General)

Question 1

What is the parasite for tissue flagellates?

Answer 1

Leishmania spp

Question 2

What is the parasite for Blood flagellates?

Answer 2

Trypanosomas

Question 3

Transmission of these flagelates are usually?

Answer 3

Arthropods

Question 4

The major difference between the Tissue and blood flagellates is the primary diagnostic for:

Leishmania: __________
Trypanosoma:____________

Answer 4

L: Amastigotes

T: Trypomastigotes

Question 5

Flagella, almost posterior, with undulating membrane, Kinetoplast is anterior to nucleus

a. Amastigote
b. Promastigote
c. Epimastigote
d. Trypomastigote

Answer 5

c

Question 6

Elongates spindle with flagella, no undulating membrane, kinetoplast is anterior to nucleus

a. Amastigote
b. Promastigote
c. Epimastigote
d. Trypomastigote

Answer 6

b

Question 7

No flagella, ovoid, no undulating membrane

a. Amastigote
b. Promastigote
c. Epimastigote
d. Trypomastigote

Answer 7

a

Question 8

Kinetoplast is posterior to nucleus, full body length undulating membrane

a. Amastigote
b. Promastigote
c. Epimastigote
d. Trypomastigote

Answer 8

d

Question 9

Size of Trypomastigote

a. 12 - 25 um x 2-4 um
b. 11 - 24 um x 1-3 um
c. 13 - 26 um x 3-5 um
d. 12 - 24 um x 2-5 um

Answer 9

a

Question 10

The samples used for flagellates includes:

Urine
Blood
Lymph nodes
Ulcer aspirations
tissue biopsies
Bone marrow
CSF
Stool

T or F

Answer 10

F

Urine and Stool are not included

Question 11

Serologic and Molecular tests are also available for confirming the presence of these organisms

T or F

Answer 11

T