Cryptosporidium Flashcards
Cryptosporidium forms tissue cysts TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
no cysts are formed
Cryptosporidium parasitise which part of body?
gastrointestinal epithelium
respiratory epithelium
cryptosporidium has ________(smallest/largest) oocyst
SMALLEST(largest are of E. leukarti among coccidia & I. felis among isospora)
telll about oocyst of cryptosporidium
asporocystic,tetrasporozoic
smallest among all
faint suture like line
sporocyst is absent/present in oocyst of cryptosporidium
absent
does sporozoite of cryptosporidium penetrate cells
no, its just invaginates cell membrane in glove like fashion
localization of cryptosporidiun is _______cellular______cytoplasmic
INTRAcellular EXTRAcytoplasmic
which organelle is unique to cryptosporidium
‘feeder’ or ‘attachment’ organelle
no. of merozoites originating from schizonts of cryptosporidium
type 1 schizont
type 2 schizont
type 1= 6-8 merozoites
type 2= 4 merozoites
how many types of oocysts of cryotosporidium are present
2
name the two type of oocysts of cryptosporidium
thin walled
thick walled
which type of oocysts do not leave the host
thin walled oocyst
which type of oocyst cause AUTO INFECTION
thin walled oocyst(unique to cryptosporidium)
two unique features of cryptosporidium
feeder/attachment organelle
thin walled oocyst(autoinfection)
transmission of cryptosporidium occurs by ingestion of ________walled oocyst
thick
