Babesiosis

Question 1

What causes babesiosis?

Answer 1

Babesia genus

Question 2

What is the vector of babesiosis?

Answer 2

Tick

Question 3

where the resevoir is mostly found?

Answer 3

The haemoprotozoan infection is found in cattle ,horse, buffalo, sheep ,goat,dog ,pig, wild animals

Question 4

Characteristics

Answer 4

Fever
Anaemia
Haemoglobinaemia
Haemoglobinuria

Question 5

Babesia groups

Answer 5

Large 2.5 -5micro
Small less than 2.5 micro

Question 5

Babesia structure?

Answer 5

_pyriform(pear shaped), rounded
_oval, bizarre
_acute angel between two parasites in large form
_obtuse angel in small form

Question 6

What is the family of babesia?

Answer 6

Babesiidae

Question 7

What is the class of babesia?

Answer 7

Aconoidasida

Question 7

What is the phylum of babesia?

Answer 7

Apicomplexa

Question 8

What is the order of babesia?

Answer 8

Piroplasmida

Question 9

which babesia species is hosted in cats?

Answer 9

babesia felis

Question 10

where babesia canis and gibsoni are hosted?

Answer 10

dog

Question 11

where babesia truatanni is hosted ?

Answer 11

pig

Question 12

babesia ovis and motasi are hosted in?

Answer 12

sheep

Question 13

what babesia are hosted in the horse?

Answer 13

babesia equi and caballi

Question 14

babesia bovis ,bigemina, divergens , major are hosted in?

Answer 14

cattle and buffalo

Question 15

first babesia was hosted by?

Answer 15

african cattle on 1888

Question 16

which babesia cause infections to humans?

Answer 16

B. microti, divergence , duncani

Question 17

mode of transmission

Answer 17

IXODES ticks or transplacentally or throug blood transfusion

Question 18

natural parasite reservoir is ?

Answer 18

rodents

Question 19

pathogenesis it cause

Answer 19

1-babesia ,RBC intravascular haemolysis
2-Proteolytic enzymes- infected erythrocytes -
increased erythrocytic fragility- hypotensive shock - disseminated intravascular coagulation
3-Coating of R.B.C. by parasitic antigenautoagglutination of R.B.C.
4-Parasitaemia, fever and haemoglobinuria are the main clinical attributes.
5-Death occurs due to anaemic anoxia.

Question 20

what are the main clinical attributes?

Answer 20

fever, haemoglobinuria, parasitaemia

Question 21

why death occurs?

Answer 21

due to anoxia

Question 22

what coat the RBC ?

Answer 22

parasitic antigenautoagglutination of RBC

Question 23

what are the clinical signs ?

Answer 23

1- high fever
2-anorexia
3-depression
4-weakness
5-marked anaemia
6-sever jaundice -haemoglobinuria

Question 23

what are diagnosis mechanisms ?

Answer 23

1-blood smear examination
2-PCR
3-ELISA
4- haematology

Question 23

haematology include ?

Answer 23

1- sever anaemia
2-increased leucocyte count associated with moderate neutrophilia
3-presence of albumine and bile pigment in the urine
4-increased level of SGPT, BUN and creatinine

Question 23

what is the treatment ?

Answer 23

quinine + clindamycin

Question 24

alternative treatment ?

Answer 24

Atovaquone + azithromycin

Question 24

what is necessary for sever cases - asplenic with high levels of parasitemia

Answer 24

RBC exchange transfusions are necessary

Question 24

for babesia we ask in history for ?

Answer 24

recent travel - contact with animals

Question 24

does babesia have schizonts , gametocytes,ameboid trophozoites?

Answer 24

no

Question 25

is babesia cyclic shaped?

Answer 25

tend not to be , its milder

Question 26

hints for the practical

Answer 26

babesia parasites has angle between them

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Question 27

babesia belong to which coccidia?

Answer 27

blood & tissue coccidia