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What are protozoa?

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  • A diverse group of mostly motile unicellular eukaryotic organism
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There are four different classes of protozoa. What are they?

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  • Ameba-pseudopodia
  • Flagellates-flagella
  • Sporozoans-gliding
  • Ciliates-cilia
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Most protozoa reproduce ________ by _________

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Most protozoa reproduce asexually via binary fission

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Why is this asexual reproduction clinically relevant?

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  • This is important because if you’re infected by just one small parasite, it will replicate and make you very ill
  • This allows them to have a very low infectious dose to cause disease
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What type of protozoa can reproduce asexually AND sexually?

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Sporozoans

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What are the names of their sexual and asexual reproduction types?

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Schizogony = asexual
Sporogoy = sexual
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What does the ability to reproduce sexually AND asexually allow for?

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Allows these parasites to exist in the environment

  • Dry
  • Head
  • GI tract pH

Very stable through all of this

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How are sporozoans transmitted?

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Fecal-oral route

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What do many potozoans produce which protects them from the environment and aids in transmission?

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Cysts

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What is amebiasis-entamoeba histolytica?

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  • An important ameba that only causes a few thousand cases of entamoeba (disease) per year
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What is an important feature of the hystolytica form?

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It is the stable form

  • Stable in the environment
  • Protected from GI tract
  • Able to do fecal-oral transmission
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What is the mode of ingestion?

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Ingestion of cysts via the fecal-oral route

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What are the symptoms of hystolytica?

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Bloody, mucous diarrhea

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What intestinal disease does hystolytica cause??

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  • Gastrointestinal distress
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What percent of symptomatic patients will present with visible or microscopic blood in their stool?

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95-100%

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What is a major sign of hystolytical?

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BLOOD IN THE STOOL (dysentery)

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What is common in bacterial dysentery that is rare in hystolytica?

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Fever

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So what key things do you need to remember about hystolytica?

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Bloody stool with NO fever

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What happens when hystolytica leads to an invasive disease?

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Penetration of the intestinal wall by tophozoites

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What type of lesions do histolytica form?

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Flask shaped lesions

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How does histolytica spread throughout the body?

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Spread via the blood stream

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What will a systemic infection of histolytica cause?

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  • Liver abscess
  • Abdominal pain
  • Fever
  • WBC
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How do you diagnose histolytica?

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  • Stool examination

- Antigen detection (intestinal)

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What is the rapid test for histolytica?

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  • A dip stick test, which looks for the antigen

- This type is becoming more common

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When would you use a biopsy and serology (extra-intestinal) in order to test for

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If you think they have an abscess

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How do you control and prevent histolytica?

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  • Sanitation
  • Hygiene
  • Proper waste water treatment

This is easy in the US… Not so easy in developing countries

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What disease is caused by Giardia lamblia?

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Giardiasis

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How many cases do we see each year in the US?

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20,000 to 30,000

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There are two forms. What are they?

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  • Flagellated form

- Cyst form

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Does the cyst form have any flagella?

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No

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Is giardia typically deadly?

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No, usually no deaths due to giardia

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Is giardia seen more commonly in males or females?

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Equal

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What population is giardia seen most commonly in?

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Young children

Due to the fecal-oral route of transmission

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What activities is giardia associated with?

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Bathtub, swimming pool, lake water

Not food transmission very commonly

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What time of the year does giardia peak?

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Summer months - swimming

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What is the pathogenesis of giardia?

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Flagellated form has “plungers” that attach to the intestinal mucosa – your entire GI route can be coated with these things

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Is giardia invasive?

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NO

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Do you see a fever with giardia?

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No

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What are the signature features of giardia?

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  • Greasy, foul-smelling stool
  • Flatulence
  • Abdominal discomfort
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We also see outbreaks in day care centers… Why is this?

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Kids, poor sanitation, care givers can contract it too

41
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What is the difference between asymptomatic cases and symptomatic cases?

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  • If they are symptomatic, they are probably passing the active form
  • If they are asymptomatic, they are probably passing spores
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Why is giardia so infectious?

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Infected individuals can shed hundreds of millions (100,000,000) of cyst per day!

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Is the onset of giardia rapid or slow?

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Sudden onset

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How long does it last?

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A few weeks

Unless it leads to chronic disease, which can last months to years

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What is a major concern with chronic giardia?

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Malnutrition due to malabsoption

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How do you diagnose giardia?

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Observing cysts in the stool or trophozoites in a diarrheal stool

You can detect antigen in the stool

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How do you control giardia?

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Sanitation, hygiene, water treatment, filtering water while hiking

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What disease is caused by balantidium coli?

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Balantidiasis

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What is balantidium coli similar to?

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Hystolitica

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Balantidium coli is the only infection of humans that is caused by a ___________

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Ciliate

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What type of transmission do we commonly see?

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Fecal oral transmission, frequently from pigs

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Is balantidium coli invasive?

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It depends… We see either trophozoites in the lumen of the gut or it can be invasive as well

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What are the symptoms of acute balantidium coli?

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Generally asymptomatic

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What happens if an acute infection of balantidium coli becomes chronic?

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You see a back and forth between diarrhea and constipation

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What if the acute balantidium coli infection is invasive?

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Then you will see acute disease

- Diarrhea with blood an mucous

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How common is balantidium coli?

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Very rare

  • It’s an “odd ball”
  • A couple hundred cases EVER reported
  • Usually with those who ahve grown up around swine
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What disease is caused by Cryptosporidium parvum?

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Cryptosporidiosis

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What time of the year do we typically see outbreaks?

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Summer

- Kids in pool + poopy diaper

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What is the life cycle of Cryptosporidium parvum like?

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Very complicated

- They can have sexual and asexual reproduction within the body

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Describe the general steps of the life cycle

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  • Ingestion of a mature oocyst with sporozoites
  • Sporozoites attache to intestinal epithelium and mature
  • Sexual forms of Cryptosporidium parvum develop and produce fertilized oocyts
  • The infected individual will have mature oocysts in feces
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How common is Cryptosporidium parvum?

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Very common

  • Tens of thousands of cases each year in the US
  • Also common in underdeveloped countries
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What type of outbreak did Cryptosporidium parvum recently cause in Milwaukee, WI?

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A water-borne outbreak

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Who is more susceptible to Cryptosporidium parvum?

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HIV/AIDS patients

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How is Cryptosporidium parvum transmitted?

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Via the fecal-oral route

  • Ingestion of infectious oocysts
  • Peaks in summer months due to community swimming pools
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What intestinal disease does Cryptosporidium parvum cause?

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Profuse watery diarrhea accompanied by cramping, fatigue and weight loss

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Will you see blood in the stool with Cryptosporidium parvum?

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NO

Not invasive = No blood
The only time you will see blood in the stool is when it is an invasive disease

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How long with symptoms last

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Usually self-limiting (1-2 weeks) but it can be prolonged, severe and fatal in the immunocompromised

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How do you diagnose Cryptosporidium parvum?

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Detection of acid-fast oocyst in stool

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How do you control and prevent Cryptosporidium parvum?

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Proper sanitation and water treatment

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What is Isorpora belli?

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Another parasite that has a very similar life cycle as Cryptosporidium parvum and results in a diarrheal illness

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What is the signature shape of Isorpora belli?

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The oocyst is an elongated, oval shape

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What populations do we commonly see Isorpora belli in?

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Immunocompromised

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What are the symptoms of Isorpora belli?

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  • Fever
  • Diarrhea
  • Weight loss
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What do we see in AIDS patients with Isorpora belli?

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A severe disease

  • Watery diarrhea
  • Malabsorption
  • Weight loss
  • Electrolyte imbalance
  • DEATH
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What is Cyclospora?

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Another parasite in which we find oocysts in the feces and has the ability to cause large outbreaks… There was a big outbreak in Iowa last year

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When was Cyclospora first recognized as a human pathogen?

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Less than 20 years ago

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Where do we see Cyclospora infecting humans?

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World wide

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What is Cyclospora commonly associated with?

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Foodborne outbreaks

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What was the most recent food outbreak of Cyclospora?

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Raspberries

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What disease do we see with Cyclospora?

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A similar disease as cryptosporidiosis

  • Profuse watery diarrhea
  • Cramping, fatigue, weightloss
  • Prolonged duration
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What happens when an AIDS patient becomes infected?

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It is generally more severe and of a longer duration

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How was Cyclospora first discovered?

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An accidental finding - they AUTO-flouresce… They are naturally flourescent under UV light

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How do we diagnose Cyclospora?

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Look for flourescense under UV light

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What is microsporidiosis?

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A disease caused by Microsporidia

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What parasites are in the Microsporidia category?

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A group of hard to say/spell parasites

  • Encephalitozoon
  • Enterocytozoon
  • Nosema
  • Pleistophora

All primitive eukaryotes

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Where do we see Microsporidia infections?

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Worldwide

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How is an infection by Microsporidia transmitted?

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By the ingestion of spores

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What does the infection cause?

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Intestinal disease, or they may disseminate throughout the body

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What population ahve we seen an increased occurance of Microsporidia in?

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AIDS paitents

This is how we know most of what we know about the disease - increased occurrence in AIDS patients

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What are the symptoms of an intestinal disease by Microsporidia?

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  • Chronic debilitating diarrhea
  • Anorexia
  • Weight loss
  • 10-20 stools/day
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What are the symptoms of an extraintestinal disease by Microsporidia?

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Disseminated disease

  • Keratoconjunctivitis is frequently seen as an early indicator of dissemination.
  • Symptomology is dependent on organ system involved.
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What is Keratoconjunctivitis?

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Inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva

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A 25-year-old man living in South America became ill with intestinal cramping and watery diarrhea. Stool specimens were collected and an O & P exam was ordered by his physician. The lab performed an FEA concentration on the sample, prepared wet mounts, and examined them using UV fluorescence microscopy. Images were captured and submitted to DPDx/CDC. Figures A and B were taken at 400× magnification. What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?

This person is most likely infected with?

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Cyclospora

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Twelve 6th grade students participated in an overnight astronomy field trip to a local dairy farm. The owner of the farm provided deli sandwiches, fresh apple cider (made on the premises), and a berry fruit salad for the group’s dinner. Approximately one week after the trip, 10 of the 12 students developed moderate to severe diarrhea accompanied by intestinal cramping. Stool specimens from all the students were collected by the local health department, processed by formalin ethyl-acetate concentration (FEA), and examined. Figure A shows what was observed on a wet-mount slide of one of the concentrated specimens using UV fluorescence microscopy (500×). Figures B and C show what was observed on a modified Kinyoun’s acid-fast stained slide from the same specimen (1000×); Figure D is from a different specimen. All twelve students had the same findings in their specimens, but with different frequency of the objects. What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?

This person is most likely infected with?

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Cyclospora or cryptosporidium

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An eight-year-old boy was taken to his family physician after three days of intermittent abdominal cramping, frequent and occasionally loose, foul smelling stools, and frequent flatulence. The boy had been to a local lake one week before the symptoms first appeared. The physician requested a stool specimen be collected and an ova and parasites (O & P) exam performed. The following images were taken from a trichrome stained PVA stool smear. What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?

This person is most likely infected with?

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?

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The following images are fecal smears (trichrome stained) from a 61-year-old man with bloody and mucoid diarrhea. He frequently traveled between Texas and Mexico. What is your diagnosis? Based on what criteria?

This person is most likely infected with?

A

?

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