apicomlexa Flashcards
Golden standard for identification of malarial species
Thin smears
Gloden standard for quantification of malarial species
Thick smears
Why is it called Phylum Apicomplexa
Apical Complex
Mode of reproduction of plasmodium
Alternating sexual and asexual stage
Reproductive stage of plasmodium that happends inside humans
Asexual stage
Intermediate host of plasmodium
Humans
Habitat of Anopheles mosquitoes
Free flowing shady streams (oxigenated water)
Where does the sexual stage plasmodium happens?
Female Anopheles Mosquito
Plasmodium species with Sylvatic Cycle (transmission from monkey)
Plasmodium knowlesi
Asexual reproduction of Plasmodium
Binary fission
Infective stage to Intermediate host of Plasmodium
Sporozoites
Infective stage to Definitive host of Plasmodium
Gametocytes
Where can you find Plasmodium sporozoites
Salivary glands of mosquitoes
Reprodution of Gametocytes happens where?
Inside mosquito
Final host of Plasmodium
Female Anopheles mosquito
Maturation of gametocytes happpens where?
Inside man
Habitat of plasmodium in man
- Liver
- RBCs
Habitat of Plasmodium in mosquitoes
Digestive tract
Where does Plasmodium sleep in men?
Liver
Where does Plasmodium actively reproduce asexualy in men?
RBCs
MOT of Plasmodium
- Vector Borne (bite from female anopheles
- Blood transfution
- Transplacental
Ability to cross the placenta to get to the fetus
Transplacental
Two types of Reproduction of plasmodium inside humans
- Erythrocytic Schizogony
- Exoerythrocytic Merogony
Reproduction of Plasmodium that happens inside RBCs
Erythrocytic Schizogony
Reproduction of Plasmodium that happens inside the liver
Exoerythrocytic Merogony
Female Plasmodium
Macrogametocyte
Male Plasmodium
Microgametocyte
Zygote of Plasmodium
Ookinete
Reproduction phases happening inside mosquito
- Gametogony (sexual)
- Sporogony (asexual)
Where can you find the oocyst of plasmodium?
Stomach wall of mosquito
Sleeping stage of plasmodium
Hypnozoite
Stage of plasmodium that penetrates the RBC
Merozoites
Feeding stage of Plasmodium
Ring Form Trophozoite
What does Ring Form Trophozoite eat
Contents of RBCs
Dividing form of Plasmodium in Humans
Meront
Cause of Fever in malaria
Lysing of RBCs
Merozoites can tranform into ___________ and ____________
- Macrogametocytes
- Microgametocytes
Plasmodium stages seen in RBCs (Diagnostic Stages)
- Merozoites (rare)
- Ring-form trophozoites
- Growing trophozoites
- Macrogametocytes
- Microgametocytes
Plasmodium species with more variety RBC infecting stages seen
Plasmodium falcifarum
Plasmodium species that has preponderance in younger RBCs
- Plasmodium vivax
- Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium species that has preponderance in older RBCs
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium species that has preponderance in both younger and older RBCs
Pasmodium falciparum
Delicate small ring forms
Plasmodium seen in RBCs
Plasmodium falcifarum ring forms
May have 2 chromatin dots
Plasmodium seen in RBCs
Plasmodium falcifarum ring forms
Multiple ring forms within a single RBC
Plasmodium seen in RBCs
Plasmodium falcifarum ring forms
Marginal forms (Accole/Applique)
Plasmodium seen in RBCs
Plasmodium falcifarum ring forms
Not commonly seen
Plasmodium seen in RBCs
Plasmodium falcifarum Developing Trophozoites
Rarely seen, except in severe cases
Plasmodium seen in RBCs
Plasmodium falciparum Schizonts
May contain 8-36 Merozoites
Plasmodium seen in RBCs
Plasmodium falcifarum Schizonts
Microgametocytes and Macrogametocytes
Plasmodium seen in RBCs
Plasmodium falcifarum Gametocytes