Free living Amoeba Flashcards

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Give 3 Free – Living Amoeba

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Naegleria
Acanthamoeba
Hartmanella

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Common name of Naegleria fowleri

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Brain Eating Amoeba

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Lab dx of Naegleria fowleri

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amoeba in CSF / biopsy of specimen

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4
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Does not survive in _______

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sea water

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5
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Can be acquired from contaminated contact lens care solution.

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Acanthamoeba spp.

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6
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Acanthamoeba spp cultured in?

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Blood Agar Plate (BAP)

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7
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give one species in Acanthamoeba

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Castallani

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8
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pseudopods known as

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acanthopodia

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9
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-Lab dx :Acanthamoeba

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amoeba in CSF / skin lesion

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10
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–it can be differentiated from
Acanthamoeba by the presence of many nucleoli on its nucleus

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Balamuthia mandrillaris

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11
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usually recovered from hospital

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Hartmanella spp

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12
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vehicle for Hartmanella

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L.pneumophila

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13
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Transmission may occur
by pinworm ova

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Dientamoeba fragilis

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14
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coinfection with give atleast 1

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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15
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Pathogenesis Dientamoeba fragilis

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irritable bowel syndrome

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16
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It is have 2-4 nuclei

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Enteromonas hominis

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It is harmless commensal

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Embadomonas intestinalis

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characteristic of Embadomonas intestinalis

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clef – like cystosome

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How many nucleus that found in Embadomonas intestinalis

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It is a Large spherical nucleus

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Chilomastix mesnili

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shaped cyst of Chilomastix mesnili

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American lemon

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characteristic of Chilomastix mesnili

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shepherd’s crook fibrils

23
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the only bilaterally symmetrical protozoan

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Giardia lamblia

24
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Give Atleast one Other names of Giardia lamblia

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Lamblia intestinalis

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Characteris of Giardia lamblia
“old man’s face”,
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shaped cyst of Giardia lamblia
Football
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Pathogenesis Giardia lamblia
gay bowel syndrome
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Diagnosis: Giardia lamblia
stool examination
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A. Pentratrichomonas / Trichomonas hominis ( inhibits of )
intestines
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B. Trichomonas tenax Inhabits
oral cavity
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Specimen used for Trichomonas tenax
oral scrappings
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Inhabits the genitalia
Trichomonas vaginalis
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Specimen used for Trichomonas vaginalis
urine or vaginal discharge
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Trichomonas vaginalis causes of
PINGPONG disease
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Male:
Carrier
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Female:
reservoir
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