ILeshmaniasisi

Question 1

What is leishmaniasis?

Answer 1

Chronic inflammatory disease of skin mucus memebrane and visra cased by elongated flagellate prtozona parasite
Is zoonosis transmitted amoung mamilan host by females sand files

Question 2

Classification

Answer 2

Old world ( L.donovani complex)
L.Donovani infantil
L. Donovani chagasi
Old world ( L.tropical complex)
L.t.minor major and ethiopica
New world (L.Brazilieniss complex)
L.b.brazililness
New world (l.mexicana)
L.m.maxicana

Question 3

Transmission

Answer 3

New and old world
Carried by sand flies

Question 4

Cutaneous leishmaniasis:

Answer 4

Transmitted mainly through female sand fly
& form ulcer on exopse parts eg face skin

Question 5

Clinical features of cutaneous l:

Answer 5

The incubation period is about 2~ to one years
Ulcer formation on the limps
Investigations:
Skin biopsy
Sepicema:
Marigain of the ulcer

Question 6

Type of protozone

Answer 6

Hemoflagellate

Question 7

Disease caused by prtozone

Answer 7

Leishmaniasis

Question 8

Infective stage

Answer 8

Promastigoite

Question 9

Form of protzone under microscope

Answer 9

Amastigote

Question 10

Location on the body

Answer 10

Blood and tissue

Question 11

Diagnostic stage

Answer 11

Amstagote

Question 12

Treatment of cutaneous lishmeinsiss :

Answer 12

Pentavalent antimony sodium gluconate

Question 13

Treatment of visceral limshina:

Answer 13

.Sodium stibogluconate
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