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E3- GI Protozoans Flashcards

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1
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How does Giardia lamblia present clinically?

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  • Watery diarrhea (NO blood)

- Vitamin B12 deficiency

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What type of pathogen is Giardia lamblia?

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Zoonotic flagellate GI protozoan

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What population does Giardia lamblia most commonly affect?

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Children

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What stage of Giardia lambli exists freely in the small intestine and feeds on mucosal secretions?

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Trophozoite

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What is the morphology of the trophozoite stage of Giardia lamblia?

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Tear drop shaped with 2 nuclei

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Does the trophozoite stage of Giardia lamblia invade or destroy RBCs?

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No (no blood in diarrhea)

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What is the infectious stage of Giardia lamblia?

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Cysts

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What form of Giardia lamblia is passed into the environment?

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Cysts

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What is the morphology of the cysts stage of Giardia lamblia?

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4 nuclei (1 cysts produces 2 trophozoites)

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How is Giardia lamblia acquired?

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Ingestion of cysts (infectious stage) from contaminated food or water with feces

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Once Giardia lamblia cysts have been ingested, what occurs next?

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  • Ecystation and then the trophozoites move to into the small intestine to divide
  • Trophozoites encyst in neutral pH and bile salts
  • Cysts are passed into the environment (immediately infectious)
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12
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Why is Giardia lamblia highly contagious?

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Cysts are immediately infectious
Infective dose = 10-25 cysts
>25 cysts = 100% infection rate

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13
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When are Giardia lamblia infections most prevalent?

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June-october

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Where geographically are Giardia lamblia infections most prevalent in the US?

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Western states (Rocky mountains)

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15
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How is Giardia lamblia dx?

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  • Stool sample

- ELISA to detect GSA-65

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16
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What type of pathogen is Entamoena histalytica?

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Protozoan that can result in colitis and liver abcesses

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17
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What is the etiology of amoebiasis?

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Entamoena histalytica

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18
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What stage of Entamoena histalytica (amoebiasis) is invasive and ingest RBCs?

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Trophozoite (blood in stool)

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What is the morphology of the trophozoite stage of Entamoena histalytica (amoebiasis)?

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  • 1 nucleus
  • Non-flagellated
  • Pseudopod forming
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What is the infectious stage of Entamoena histalytica (amoebiasis)?

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Cysts

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What is the morphology of the cysts stage of Entamoena histalytica (amoebiasis)?

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4 nuceli (1 cyst produces 4 trophozoites)

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How is Entamoena histalytica (amoebiasis) transmitted?

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Ingestion of cysts (infectious stage) from contaminated water or food with feces

23
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Once Entamoena histalytica cysts have been ingested, what occurs next?

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  • Excystation, which forms highly motile trophozoites that colonize the mucosa
  • The trophozoites may encysts and be passed in feces OR
  • The trophozoites may invade the intentional mucosa/bloodstream
24
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Which GI protozoan infection is a reportable disease?

A

Entamoena histalytica (amoebiasis)

25
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Which GI protozoan infection can cause disseminated disease?

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Entamoena histalytica (amoebiasis)

26
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What is the clinical presentation of Entamoena histalytica (amoebiasis)?

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  • Bloody stools
  • Intestinal ulcers
  • Fever
  • R. upper quadrant pain
27
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What are the virulence factors of Entamoena histalytica (amoebiasis)? (4)

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  • Lectin
  • Phospholipases
  • Ameobapore
  • Cystein proteases
28
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How is Entamoena histalytica (amoebiasis) dx?

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  • Stool sample

- ELISA (can differentiate from other Entamoena spp)

29
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Are Entamoena histalytica (amoebiasis) cysts resistant to chlorine?

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Yes

30
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What population does Cryptospordiosis hominis most commonly affect?

A

Children

31
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What is the presentation of Cryptospordiosis hominis in healthy individuals?

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Self-limiting watery diarrheal illness that lasts ~2 weeks (NO blood)

32
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What population can Cryptospordiosis hominis cause severe illness in?

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Immunocompromised

33
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What is the infectious stage of Cryptospordiosis hominis?

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Oocysts

34
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What is the morphology of Cryptospordiosis hominis’s oocysts?

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Contain 4 sporozoites

35
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Can Cryptospordiosis hominis multiply outside of the hosts?

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No

36
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How is Cryptospordiosis hominis transmitted?

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Ingestion of oocyst (infectious stage)

37
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Once Cryptospordiosis hominis oocysts have been ingestion, what occurs next?

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  • The oocysts is activated to release its 4 sporozoites
  • Sporozoites bind to receptors on intestinal epithelial cells and are ingested into parasitophorous vacules
  • Parasite undergoes sexual and asexual reproduction
38
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What protozoan is ingested into parasitophorous vacules?

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Cryptospordiosis hominis

39
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What type of replication does Cryptospordiosis hominis undergo?

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Sexual and asexual

40
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Through what type of reproduction are thin walled oocyst produced in C. hominis? What this their purpose?

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  • Asexual

- Reinfect the host

41
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Through what type of reproduction are thick walled oocyst produced in C. hominis? What is their purpose?

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  • Sexual

- Shed into the environment (immediately infectious)

42
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How are endemic cases of Cryptospordiosis hominis usually transmitted?

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Person-to-person

43
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How are sporadic cases of Cryptospordiosis hominis usually transmitted?

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Contaminated water or food

44
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Is Cryptospordiosis hominis resistant to chlorine?

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Yes

45
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How is Cryptospordiosis hominis dx?

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  • ID of round acid fast oocyst in stool sample

- ELISA

46
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What type of pathogen is Cyclosporiasis cayetanesis?

A

Diarrheagenic Protozoan

47
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What geographic location is Cyclosporiasis cayetanesis linked to?

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Latin America

48
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How can you differentiate the oocyst from Cryptospordiosis hominis from the oocyst from Cyclosporiasis cayetanesis?

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The oocyst from Cyclosporiasis cayetanesis is much larger and is autofluorescent

49
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How is Cyclosporiasis cayetanesis transmitted?

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Ingestion of oocysts from contaminated water or imported foods (fruits and vegetables)

50
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What is different about the oocysts infectability in Cyclosporiasis cayetanesis?

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  • Oocyst shed in feces must sporulate in the environment

- NOT immediately infectious

51
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What is the clinical presentation of Cyclosporiasis cayetanesis?

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Explosive watery diarrhea (NO blood)

52
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How is Cyclosporiasis cayetanesis dx?

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  • ID large oocysts in stool samples

- ID acid fast autofluorescent oocyst

53
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What GI protozoan has a large central vacuole and multiple nuclei distributed around the rim of the cytoplasm?

A

Blastocytis hominis

54
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What GI protozoan is zoonotic (pigs), contains a macronucleus, has cilia on the trophozoite stage, and can cause gut perforation?

A

Balantidium coli

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