babesia spp Flashcards by Arci de la Cruz | Brainscape

Q

mostly symptomatic or asymptomatic?

A

asymptomatic

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blood parasite that causes what

A

malaria-like

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first recognized in?

A

1957

splenectomized patients

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from cattle

A

babesia divergens

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Q

babesia microti

A

1970

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transmitted bu

A

blask-legged tick

ixodes scapularis

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reproduction

A

bf or budding

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failure to produce rbc

A

dyserythropoeisis

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causes what

A

babesiosis

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Q

IgM antibodies

A

3 to 4 weeks after infection

peaks 6 to 8 weeks

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IgG antibodies

A

6 to 8 weeks after infection

peaks 4 to 6 MONTHS

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Q

stain used

A

giemsa

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blood smear used

A

peripheral blood smear

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tetrad forms or

A

maltese-cross arrangement of merozoite

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very high antibody

A

ifa

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1:4096

A

1:64

Q

differentiation of B. micoti to others

A

intraperitoneal inoculation of gold hamster with infected blood

Q

treatment

A

clindamycin

chloroquine