III: Protozoa Flashcards
Define protozoa.
Unicellular eukaryote
Describe the life cycle for infectious GI protozoa.
Excystation in intestine, replication of trophozoites by binary fission, encystation and excretion in feces
How is Babesia diagnosed? Malatese cross and ring form on blood smear
Babesia
How is babesia transmitted?
lxodes tick
How is cryptosporidium diagnosed?
Oocysts in stool on acid-fast stain
How is cyclospora diagnosed?
oocysts on acid-fast stain
How is Leishmania diagnosed?
Amastigotes in macrophages
How is Leishmania transmitted?
Sandfly bite
How is Toxoplasma diagnosed?
Serology, tissue biopsy demonstrating tachyzoites
How is trypanosoma brucei diagnosed?
parasite on blood smear, serologic testing
How is trypanosoma brucei transmitted?
Tsetse fly
How is trypanosoma cruzi diagnosed in the acute phase?
Trypomastigotes/amastigotes in blood or CSF
How is trypanosoma cruzi diagnosed in the chronic phase?
Serologic testing
How is trypanosoma cruzi diagnosed in transplant cases?
PCR
How is Trypanosoma cruzi transmitted?
Feces from a kissing bug
In cryptosporidium ____-walled oocysts are excreted in feces, while ____-walled oocysts cause autoinfection
thick; thin
Name two environmental modes of transmission for Toxoplasma gondii.
Cat feces, undercooked meats
Plasmodium life cycle: _____ are formed in erythrocytes and undergo further maturation in the mosquito
Gametes
Plasmodium life cycle: _____ infect erythrocytes
Merozoites
Plasmodium life cycle: ______ are released from the liver following primary infection
Merozoites
Plasmodium life cycle: ______ infect hepatocytes
Sporozoites
Plasmodium life cycle: asexual phase occurs in _____
Humans
Plasmodium life cycle: Mosquitos inject _____ into blood
Sporozoites
Plasmodium life cycle: sexual phase occurs in _____
mosquitos
What is the infectious form? Cryptosporidia
Oocyst
What is the infectious form? Cyclospora
Oocyst
What is the infectious form? Entamoeba histolytica
Cyst
What is the infectious form? Giardia
Cyst
What is the infectious form? Leishmania
Promastigote
What is the infectious form? Plasmodium
Sporozoite
What is the infectious form? Toxoplasma gondii
Oocyst
What is the infectious form? Trichomonas vaginalis
Trophozoite
What is the infectious form? Trypanosoma
Trypomastigote
What is the mode of transmission for Entabmoeba histolytics
cysts in water
What stain should be performed to visualize Entamoeba cysts in fecal samples?
Trichrome
Which disease? Achlorhydria, nausea, diarrhea
Cyclospora
Which pathogen? Acute phase involves mild symptoms at site of inoculation and Romana’s sign (unilateral perioribtal swelling)
Trypanosoma cruzi
Which pathogen? Adherence of trophozoites to intestinal epithelium by adhesive disc
Giardia
Which pathogen? Bloating, flatulence, steatorrhea, chronic diarrhea, malabsorption, recurrent disease
Giardia
Which pathogen? Causes African Sleeping Sickness
Trypanosoma brucei