blood & tissue protozoa Flashcards
Y2C1 1 question will be asked
malaria caused by_____
which is a plasmodium ssp.
protozoan
Human malaria transmitted via______mosquito
this mosquito has over 60 species
Anopheles
Female anopheles mosquito is____host
definitive
_____pattern occcurs in area over a period of several years
endemic
** periodic or occasional sharp rises occur in its incidence
epidemic
life cycle of plasmodium vivax
1st step is injection of____by mosquito during blood meal
transportation and repliacton occurs on human
sporozoites
plasmodium vivax’s 1st form
life cycle of plasmodium vivax
2nd step
sporozoites infects____cells
liver
life cycle of plasmodium vivax
after sporozoites infects liver cells new formation occurs called ?
3rd step
schizont
1st appearence in cycle
life cycle of plasmodium vivax
ruptured schiozont merozoites liberated and invade ?
4th step
RBC
life cycle of plasmodium vivax
after invasion of schiozont merozoites early____forms
trophozoite
maturation of trophozoite & schizont formation occurs at ?
trophosite matures and forms schizonts
RBC
life cycle of plasmodium vivax
how mosquito gets infected ?
ingests gametocytes via blood meal
gametocytes forms spozoites after undergoing meiosis inside of mosquito
clinical features of malaria
no symptoms during**stage
incubation period 1-6 weeks
liver
cliniacl features of malaria
characterized by acute___attacks
also known as malarial paroxysms
febrile
periodic episodes of fever alternating with sypmtom-free periods
clinical features of malaria
symptoms of malaria ?
7 exists
malaise
fatigue
fever
myalgia
arthralgia
dry cough
anorexia
fever can be up to 40.6 celsius
malarial paroxysm
prodrome 2-3 days before
* can mistake for_____or______infection
* slight_____may worsen just prior to pasoxysm
influenza and gastrointestinal infection
slight fever
malarial paroxysm
symptoms that seen in prodrome ?
6 exists
malaise
fever
fatigue
muscle pains
nausea
anorexia
malarial paroxysm
how long paroxysm lasts in hours ?
8-12 hours
starts between midnignt and midday
malarial paroxysm
____stage characterized by rigors
starts in paroxysm stage
cold stage
malarial paroxysm
____stage max temp can reach 40-41 celsius spelnomegaly easily palpable
palpable=visible
spelnomegaly=enlarged spleen
hot stage
malarial paroxysm
sweating stage occurs at_____
hot stage
diagnosis of malaria
thick microscopic films used for ?
presence/absence of malaria
diagnosis of malaria
thin microscopic films used for ?
morphology/species
malaria microscopy
which type malaria is this
P. falciparum