BIO: Other Protozoan Parasites Flashcards
What protozoan parasites are intestinal + urogenital?
What causes trichomoniasis?
Trichomonas vaginalis infects females + males.
Where does Trichomonas vaginalis reside in males?
Which gender experiences symptoms of Trichomonas vaginalis?
Males = asymptomatic to trichomoniasis, however, they can still be affected.
How can trichomonas affect males?
What condition does trichomonas increase risk of?
How is Trichomonas vaginalis diagnosed?
What is the treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis?
If the first line drug for T.vaginalis = ineffective, what is an alternative?
How is sexual partners treated for T.vaginalis (or prevented)?
How does Nonoxynol-9 prevent T.vaginalis infections?
What is hydrogenosomes?
Discuss the Giardia life cycle
Where does Giardia lamblia reside?
Where does Giardia lamblia infection come from?
Why does Giardia lamblia cause asymptomatic infections?
What symtoms occur in Giardia lamblia infection?
What host does Giardia lamblia infect?
How is Giardia lamblia diagnosed?
What is the treatment for Giardia lamblia?
What condition does Entamoeba histolytica cause?
What are the host of Entamoeba histolytica?
How is Entamoeba histolytica transmitted?
Discuss Entamoeba histolytica life cycle
How is Entamoeba histolytica diagnosed?
What is the treatment for amoebiasis?
List the complications of Entamoeba histolytica
