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Chapter 4: Flagellates Flashcards

1
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Class of Flagellates?

A

Mastigophora

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2
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Structures found in Flagellates

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Undulating membrane (for Trichomonas)
Axostyle
Flagella

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3
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Undulating membrane is attached to?

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Costa

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4
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Rod like structures

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Axostyle

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5
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Whip like structure

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Flagella

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Intestinal Flagellates

A 
Giardia lamblia
Enteromonas hominis
Trichomonas hominis
Chilomastix mesnili
Embadomonas intestinalis
Retortamonas intestinalis
Dientamoeba fragilis
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7
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Blood and Tissue Flagellates

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Leishmania tropica
Leishmania braziliense
Leishmania donovani
Trypanosoma rhodiense
Trypanosoma gambiense
Trypanosoma cruzi
Trichomonas tenax
Trichimonas vaginalis
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Old world cutaneous leishmaniasis

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Leishmania tropica

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9
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American mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

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Leishmania braziliense

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Viceral leishmaniasis

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Leishmania donovani

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11
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East african sleeping sickness

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Trypanosoma rhodiense

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12
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West african sleeping sickness

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Trypanosoma gambiense

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13
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4 developmental stages of flagellates

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Amastigote
Promastigote
Epimastigote
Trypomastigote

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14
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Leishman-donovan body

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Amastigote

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15
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Leptomonal form

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Promastigote

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16
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Crithidial form

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Epimastigote

17
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Trypanosomal form

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Trypomastigote

18
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Most common gut flagellate cause of outbreak in the developed countries

A

Giardia lamblia

19
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Specimen of choice for Giardia lamblia

A

Stool
Duodenal aspirate
Small intestine biopsy

20
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Test for Giardia lamblia

A 
Entero test
ELISA
EIA
Western blot
RT-PCR
21
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Where life cycle of Giardia lamblia happens

22
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Infective stage of Giardia lamblia

A

Cyst (10 cysts to manifest)

23
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Mode of transmission of Giardia lamblia

A

Ingestion
Anal sex
Oral-anal

24
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Clinical symptoms of Giardia lamblia

A

Traveler’s diarrhea:

Steatorrhea

25
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Incubation period of Giardia lamblia

A

1-2 weeks or 10-36 days

26
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Treatment for Giardia lamblia

A

Albendazole

Metronidazole

27
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Prevention of Giardia lamblia

A

Proper water treatment

Personal hygiene

28
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Can undergo changes in it’s antigen for escape mechanism

A

Antigenic variation

29
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Virulence factors of Giardia lamblia

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Adhesive disc - attachment to cells

Villus flattening - malabsorption

30
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Also called as ping pong disease

A

Trichomonas vaginalis

31
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Treatment for Trichomonas vaginalis

A

Metronidazole

32
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Incubation period of Trichomonas vaginalis

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4 days to 4 weeks

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