Hemoflagellates Flashcards
What are parasites located in blood and tissue that move by means of flagella?
HEMOFLAGELLATES
Four Morphologic Forms of Hemoflagellates?
I. Amastigote
II. Promastigote
III. Epimastigote
IV. Trypomastigote
What is the MOT of hemoflagellates?
Bite of Arthropod Vector
What do you call the type of of hemaflagellates that best describe the ff:
I. Roundish to Oval
II. Contains a nucleus, a basal body structure called a blepharoplast and a small parabasal body
III. Dotlike blepharoblast gives rise to and is attached to an axoneme
IV. Kinetoplast is an umbrella term often used to refer
to the blepharoplast
and small parabasal body
Amastigote
What do you call the type of of hemaflagellates that best describe the ff:
I. Typical promastigote measures 9-15um
II. Large Single nucleus is located in or near the center of the long slender body
III. The Kinetoplast is located in the anterior end of the organism
IV. A single free flagellum extends anteriorly from the
axoneme
Promastigote
What do you call the type of of hemaflagellates that best describe the ff:
I. The body is slightly wider than that of the promastigote
II. Large single nucleus is located in the posterior end of the organism
III. Kinetoplast is located anterior to the nucleus
IV. An undulating membrane, measuring half the body length, forms into a free Flagellum at the anterior end of the epimastigote
Epimastigote
What do you call the type of of hemaflagellates that best describe the ff:
I. May often assume the shape of the letters C,S, or U in stained blood films
II. The long slender organism is characterized by a posteriorly located kinetoplast from which emerges a full body length undulating membrane
III. The single large nucleus is located anterior to the kinetoplast. An anterior free
flagellum may or may not be present
Trypomastigote
What is the vector for Genus Leishmania?
Sandfly “Phlebotomus”
Stages of Development for Leishmania?
I. Leishmania/ Amastigote Stage
II. Leptomonas/ Promastigote
What do you call the stage that lives intracellularly, oval shape, no flagellum, but with a nucleus and a kinetoplast?
Leishmania/ Amastigote stage
What do you call the stage that occurs in transmitting fly. Elongated with flagellum at the anterior end but no undulating membrane?
Leptomonas/ Promastigote stage
What are the causes of Leishmania braziliensis complex?
I. Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
II. Chiclero Ulcer
III. Espundia
IV. Forest Yaws
What is the vector for Leishmania braziliensis complex?
Lutzmyia and Psychodopygus sandfly
What is the reservoir host of L. braziliensis?
Dogs and forest rodents
Geographic distribution of L. braziliensis complex
Mexico to Argentina
What are the causes of Leishmania donovi complex?
I. Visceral Leishmaniasis
II. Kala-Azar
III. Dum Dum Fever
What test should be required when testing for L. donovani complex?
Montenegro’s skin test
What are the vectors for L. donovani complex?
I. L. donovani chagasi (Lutzomyia sandfly)
II. L. donovani donovani (Phlebotomus sandfly)
III. L donovani infantum (Phlebotomus sandfly)
What are the vectors for L. donovani complex?
I. L. donovani chagasi (Lutzomyia sandfly)
II. L. donovani donovani (Phlebotomus sandfly)
III. L donovani infantum (Phlebotomus sandfly)
What is the reservoir hosts for L. donovani complex?
Dogs, cats, foxes
What are the causes of Leishmania mexicana complex?
I. New World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
II. Chiclero Ulcer
III. Bay Sore