BIO: Other Protozoan Parasites

Question 1

What protozoan parasites are intestinal + urogenital?

Question 2

What causes trichomoniasis?

Question 3

Trichomonas vaginalis infects females + males.

Where does Trichomonas vaginalis reside in males?

Question 4

Which gender experiences symptoms of Trichomonas vaginalis?

Question 5

Males = asymptomatic to trichomoniasis, however, they can still be affected.

How can trichomonas affect males?

Question 6

What condition does trichomonas increase risk of?

Question 7

How is Trichomonas vaginalis diagnosed?

Question 8

What is the treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis?

Question 9

If the first line drug for T.vaginalis = ineffective, what is an alternative?

Question 10

How is sexual partners treated for T.vaginalis (or prevented)?

Question 11

How does Nonoxynol-9 prevent T.vaginalis infections?

Question 12

What is hydrogenosomes?

Question 13

Discuss the Giardia life cycle

Question 14

Where does Giardia lamblia reside?

Question 15

Where does Giardia lamblia infection come from?

Question 16

Why does Giardia lamblia cause asymptomatic infections?

Question 17

What symtoms occur in Giardia lamblia infection?

Question 18

What host does Giardia lamblia infect?

Question 19

How is Giardia lamblia diagnosed?

Question 20

What is the treatment for Giardia lamblia?

Question 21

What condition does Entamoeba histolytica cause?

Question 22

What are the host of Entamoeba histolytica?

Question 23

How is Entamoeba histolytica transmitted?

Question 24

Discuss Entamoeba histolytica life cycle

Question 25

How is Entamoeba histolytica diagnosed?

Question 26

What is the treatment for amoebiasis?

Question 27

List the complications of Entamoeba histolytica