Eukaryotic Parasite Infections

Question 1

Giardia Lamblia

1. Kingdom:
2. Infections:
3. Reproduction information:
4. Mode of Transmission:
5. Diagnostic Procedures:
6. Symptoms:
7. Human or Cyclic:

Answer 1

1) Protista
2) Giardiasis
3) Asexual reproduction, binary fission of trophozoites
4) Fecal-oral, contamination-ingestion of cysts in water/food.
5) Observation of trophozointes/cysts in feces or duednal fluid/biopsy reveals trophozoites.
6) Possibly asymptomatic but often presents diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting.

Question 2

Plasmodium malaria

1. Kingdom:
2. Infections:
3. Reproduction information:
4. Mode of Transmission:
5. Diagnostic Procedures:
6. Symptoms:
7. Human or Cyclic:

Answer 2

1) Protista
2) Malaria
3) Asexual (in red blood cells), Sexual (when merozoites develop into gametocyte)
4) Female anepheles mosquito
5) Parasite present in RBC’s
6) Fever, Chills, Sweats, Muscle pains, Vommiting.
7) Cyclic

Question 3

Naegleria fowleri

1. Kingdom:
2. Infections:
3. Reproduction information:
4. Mode of Transmission:
5. Diagnostic Procedures:
6. Symptoms:
7. Human or Cyclic:

Answer 3

1) Protista
2) Naegleriasis, Primary Ambic Meningoencephalitis (PAM).
3) Binary Fission
4) Nasal passages, lakes, Pools tap water.
5) trophozites in CSF and tissue.
6) Headache, Fever, Vomiting, Neurologic deficits. COMA –> Death
7) Human Dead end Host.

Question 4

Trypanosoma cruzi

1. Kingdom:
2. Infections:
3. Reproduction information:
4. Mode of Transmission:
5. Diagnostic Procedures:
6. Symptoms:
7. Human or Cyclic:

Answer 4

1) Protista
2) Trypanosomiasus, Chagas disease
3) Asexual reproduction
4) Triatomine bug
5) trypomasteigote form in the blood (not in cells)
6) Swellingm, redness in skin, fever, headache, nausea, vommiting
7) Cyclic

Question 5

Taenia saginata, T. solium, T. asiatica

1. Kingdom:
2. Infections:
3. Reproduction information:
4. Mode of Transmission:
5. Diagnostic Procedures:
6. Symptoms:
7. Human or Cyclic:

Answer 5

1) Animalia
2) Taeniasis
3) sexual reproduction
4) Consuming undercooked meat
5) Eggs/ Proglottids in feces
6) abdominal pain, appetite loss
7) Cyclic

Question 6

Toxocara canis

1. Kingdom:
2. Infections:
3. Reproduction information:
4. Mode of Transmission:
5. Diagnostic Procedures:
6. Symptoms:
7. Human or Cyclic:

Answer 6

1) Animalia
2) Toxocariasis
3) Sexual reproduction
4) Ingestion of eggs in soil or host organism
5) Nematode parasite eggs in feces
6) various tissue invasion
7) human dead end host

Question 7

Toxoplasma gondii

1. Kingdom:
2. Infections:
3. Reproduction information:
4. Mode of Transmission:
5. Diagnostic Procedures:
6. Symptoms:
7. Human or Cyclic:

Answer 7

1) Protista
2) Toxoplasmosis
3) asexual reproduction
4) Undercooked meat w/ tissue cysts, Fecal oral contact w/ cat feces
5) tissue biopsy, bloodwork, DNA in amniotic fluid
6) Body aches, Headache, Fever, Fatigue
7) human dead end host

Question 8

Trichomonas vaginalis

1. Kingdom:
2. Infections:
3. Reproduction information:
4. Mode of Transmission:
5. Diagnostic Procedures:
6. Symptoms:
7. Human or Cyclic:

Answer 8

1) Protista
2) Trichomoniasis
3) binary fission
4) sex
5) trophozoites in vaginal and prostatic secretions
6) Itching inside the penis/vagina, urethra burn
7) Cyclic