Deck 3 Flashcards
Clinical types of Leishmaniasis and spp.
1.visceral- cause splenomegaly and hepatomegaly
L. donovani, L. infantum
2.cutaneous
L. tropica major (wet form lesion)
L.tropica minor (dry form lesion)
3.mucocutaneous
L.mexicana
L.brazilienesis complex (tissue necrosis b/w mucos and skin)
What is the vector of Leishmania ?
Sandflies (Phlebotomous spp. and Lutzomiya spp.)
Location of Giardia intestinalis
small intestine, extracellularly (in the host) (trophozoites)
Giardia form of transmission
fecal-oral: cysts
food
water
Number of flagella of Giardia
8 (1 pair anterior, 2 pairs posterior, 1 pair caudal)
Which floatation solution is used for Giardia
zinc sulphate -FAUST
How does Giardia reproduce?
binary fission (asexual)
Order of Giardia?
Diplomonadida
Form of transmission of Trichomonas Foetus
Coitus, AI, gynaecological exam
Host of Trichomonas Foetus
Bovine
Principle host of Trichomonas gallinae
Main- pigeon, chicken, turkey and wild boars
What is the form of reproduction in family Trichomonadidae?
longitudinal binary fission
Intravital diagnosis of Trichomonas in pigeons?
Lesions in upper GIT- mouth (beak cavity), pharynx, esophagus, crop, proventriculus, liver. we find protozoans in lesions
How is Histomonas transmitted?
In the eggs of the caecal worm- Heterakis Gallinarum
Which group of protozoa possesses an axostyle?
Order-Trichomonadida
Genus- Trichomonas
Order- Diplomonadida
Genus- Giardia
