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Free Living Amoeba Flashcards

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primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM

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Naegleria

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Survive and replicate in the envi without a host, no insect vectors, etc Infection of humans is infrequent but is life threatening

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Free living amoeba

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granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) and amebic keratitis Affects immunocompromised individuals

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Acanthameba

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GAE, affects primarily healthy individuals

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Balamuthia

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GAE + granulomatous skin and lung lesions, primarily healthy individs Sappinia diplidea Single case report (encephalitis

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Balamunthia mandrillaris

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Naegleria Life Cycle

free living flagellate form, not in body but in

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Environment

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Naegleria

dormant, form protective covering on itself for preservation from harsh surroundings

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Cyst

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Naegleria

pathogenic/infective/infective stage, inhaled directly through nasal mucosa descriptively termed lopopods (Naegleria pseudopods, rounded) Found in human brain

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Amoeboid trophozoite

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Naegleria

found in fresh water lakes and ponds, esp warm water

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ubiquitous genes

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Free living amoebas, instead of pseudopode

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Lobopodes

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PAM recognized by

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Fowler

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PAM initially thought to be

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Acanthamoeba

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Naegleria

Invasive reproductive form, penetrate nasal mucosa and cribriform plate during inhalation or aspiration

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Trophozoite

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Naegleria

Free living form

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Flagellate

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Neutrophils surround the trophozoite

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Naegleria

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Incubation period of PAM

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1-14 days

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PAM symptoms usually within a few days after swimming in

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Warm still water

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PAM is indistinguisable from?

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Bacterial meningitis

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Symptoms of PAM

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Headache
Lethargy
Disorientation
Coma

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PAM is rapid clinical course, death in _____ after onset of symptoms

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4-5 days

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PAM

Can be detected in spinal fluid but diagnosis is usually autopsy

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Trophozoite

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Dagnosis of PAM

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Leukocytosis/hyperglycemia
PCR/DNA
CT scan of head
Lumbar puncture

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PAM lumbar puncture

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Increase pressure
increase CSF protein
N or low glucose
Break WBC
Gram stain negative ameba
Wet amount of fresh CSF
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PAM

No drug of choice but survivors were treated with

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Ampotericin B

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PAM mortality rate

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> 95%

Mae/female 3/1

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PAM new drug

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Azithromycin

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No flagellate form

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Acanthamoeba spp

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Acanthopods-pseudopods

Ubiquitous amoeba of soil and water

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Acanthamoeba spp

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Naegleria CSF similar to

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Bacterial menigitis

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Disease in acantamoeba spp

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GAE or granulomatous Amoebic Encepalitis

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Acanthamoeba CSF similar to

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Viral miningitis

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Meningoencephalitis portal of entry is unknown, possibly

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Respiratory tract or wounds in skin

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Meningo encencephalitis Infection assoc with

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Debilitation or immunosuppression

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Meningo

Onset is insidious with

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headache, personality changes, slight fever

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Prognosis of A meningo

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coma and death in weeks to months

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A. Meningo

Amebas not yet detected in

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Spinal fluid

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A menigo

Trophozoites and sometimes cysts detectable in

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histological examinations

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Amebic keratitis  Predisposing factors

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o Ocular trauma

o Contact lens, contaminated cleaning solutions

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Amoebic symptoms

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o Ocular pain

o Corneal lesions, refractory to usual treatments

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Amoebic keratitis diagnosis

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o Demonstration of amebas in corneal scrapings

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Amoebic keratitis treatment

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Difficult, limited success Corneal grafts often required

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Amoebic keratitis

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Not cause death but lead to blindness

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1st report in mandrill baboon in 1990

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Balamuthia mandrillaris

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Balamuthia mandrillaris morpho similar to

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Acanthamoeba

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Balamuthia mandrillaris disease

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GAE + granulomatous skin and lung lesion

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10 autopsies of balamuthia cases in

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Peru

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Balamuthia mandrillaris

All healthy and all died within

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Days or weeks of neurological symptoms

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Balamuthia mandrillaris

Primary lesion

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8 nasal

3 dermal

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Questioned hematogenous dissemination in both

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Acanthamoeba and bakamuthia

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Balamuthia mandrillaris

Frequently observed

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Perivascular infiltration

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Balantidium coli reservoir

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Pigs

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Balantidium coli are large and diverse group, majority are

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Free living

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Balantidium coli covered with

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Rows if cilia

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Balantidium coli

Ciliates have 2 nuclei

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Macro and micronucleus

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Balantidium coli

2 developmental stages

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Trophozoite - pathogenic

Cysts- infective

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Balantidium coli

May become invasive and penetrate the mucosa of the

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Large intestine

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Balantidium coli

Most infected

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Asymptomatic

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Trophozoites can invade the mucosa of the large intestine and cause

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Ulceration

Cecum and colon

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Balantidium coli

Secretes a substance called

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Hyaluronidase enzyme

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Helps degrade intestinal tissue anf facilitate penetration of mucosa

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Hyaluronidase enzyme

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Balantidium coli

Other bacteria in the intestine may enter the ulcer along with

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B coli leading to secondary infection

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Balantidium coli causes

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Chronic diarrhea
Dysentery
Nausea
Foul breath

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Balantidium coli

Diagnosis

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Microscopic examination of stool or tissue ample

Sane sa EH except no peripheral organ affected

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Balantidium coli

Prevention

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Proper handwashing

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Balantidium coli

Treatment

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Tetra
Metra
Iodoquinole

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Calling encephalitis

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Sappinia diplidea

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Largest protozoan

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Balantidium coli trophozoite

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Easily find in Balantidium coli

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Macrnucleus
Micronucleus
Cytosome

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