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Intestinal And Urogenital Protozoa Flashcards

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What are the Flagellates protozoa?

A

Giardia lambia
Trichomonas vaginalis

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How does Entamoeba Histolytica transmitted?

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Contaminated food and water with cysts
Sexually

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What does Entamoeba Histolytica causes?

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Amoebic dsyentry
Primary lesions are ulcers on wall of colon

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What are the symptoms of Entamoeba Histolytica?

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Mild: asymptomatic
Moderate: diarrhea
Acute: dysentery, low grade fever

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Which protozoa cysts can live up to 30 days outside the body

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Entamoeba Histolytica

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How does giardia lamblia transmitted?

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Fecal-oral transmission
Person to person in homosexuals

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What Giardia Lamblia causes?

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Severe acute diarrhea stool with excess mucus

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Where does Giardia Lamblia live inside of the body?

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Duodenum and upper jejenum

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Which protozoa doesn’t have a cyst form?

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Trichomonas vaginalis

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What is the host of the Trichomonas vaginalis?

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D.host: human

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Trichomonas vaginalis symptoms

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Symptoms more in female but both sexes are equally susceptiable
Strawberry Cervix

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Which stage of Trichomonas vaginalis is transmitted among humans

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Trophozoite

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Transmission of Balantidum Coli

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Faecal-oral
Person to person
Contaminated food or water

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What is the only ciliated protozoan parasite of humans

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Balantidum coli

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What is the largest protozoan

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Balantidum coli

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What are the symptoms of Balantidum Coli

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Abdominal pain
Tenderness
Tenesmus
Nausea
Anorexia

17
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Which protozoan causes colitis with ulceration

A

Balantidum coli

18
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Which protozoan causes watery diarrhea

A

Cystoisopora Belli
Cryptosporidium partum

19
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Which protozoan doesn’t have any animal reservoirs

A

Cyclospora Cayetanesis

20
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What are the features of microspardia

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Lack mito
Small rRNA
Oppurtunistic pathogens
Protracted and Debiliatiting diarrhea and dissemination infection in eyes,muscles and lungs

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How is the transmission of Cyclospora cayetanensis

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In order to be transmitted sporulation has to occur and after that the sporulated o cyst can contaminate fresh produce and water which can be ingested

22
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Which protozoan oocyst is not infective when freshly passed in stools

A

Cyclospora cayetanensis

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