Infectious Diseases Flashcards
Malaria: Most important parasitic disease in man
Malaria
Malaria: 72 hour cycle
P. Malariae
Malaria: Only Malignant Tertian
P. Falciparum
Malaria: RBC Preference: All ages
P. Falciparum
Malaria: RBC Preference: Old
P. Malariae
Malaria: Highest Parasitemia
P. Falciparum
Malaria: Lowest Parasitemia
P. Malariae
Malaria: 0 Merozoites
P. Falciparum
Malaria: Banana-Shaped Gametocytes
P. Falciparum
Malaria: Large & Round Gametocytes
P. Vivax
Malaria: Compact Gametocytes
P. Malariae
Malaria: Small & Round Gametocytes
P. Ovale
Malaria: Recrudescence
P. Falciparum & P. Malariae
Malaria: Relapse
P. Vivax & P. Ovale
Malaria: Prone to Drug Resistance
P. Falciparum
Malaria: Recurrence of symptoms after 2-4 week abatement
Recrudescence
Malaria: Return of disease after apparent cessation (1-6 months) due to reactivation of hypnozoites
Relapse
Malaria: Screen for presence of Malarial organisms
Thick smears
Malaria: Species identificaction
Thin smears
Malaria: Highest yield of thick and thin smears (Timing)
During fever or 2-3 hours after peak
Malaria: What do you call the Punctate granulation present in RBCs invaded by P. Ovale and P. Vivax
Schuffner dots
Malaria: Coarse granulations present in RBCs invaded by P. Falciparum
Maurer dots
Malaria: Fine dots present in RBCs invaded by P. Malariae
Ziemann dots
Malaria: Malarial or Durck granulomas
Cerebral Malaria