Leishmania Flashcards
Leishmania is a … parasite in …
- intracellular parasite
- in macrophages
Leishmania cause
- damage of CNS
- hyperplasia of cells: skin, mucosa & internal organs damages
The disease Leishmaniasis is divided into … main forms, which?
3 forms:
- Skin form
- Mucocutaneous form
- Visceral form
Vector of Leishmania is:
Sandflies:
- Phlebotomus spp.
- Lutzomyia spp.
Skin form of leishmaniasis can be divided into:
- dry skin form
- wet skin form
- skin form
Which species of Leishmania cause skin leishmaniasis?
- L. tropica minor - dry skin form
- L. tropica major - wet skin form
- L. peruviana - skin form
- L. mexicana complex - skin form
Which species of Leishmania belong to the visceral form?
- L. donovani
- L. donovani infantum
- L. chagasi
Which parasite cause espundia?
Leishmania brasiliensis complex
Leishmania - skin form: species, form, host (reservoir), area, vector
the mucocutaneous form does not belong to “skin form”
Leishmania - visceral form: species, form, host (reservoir), area, vector
Which parasite cause Kala-azar?
Leishmania donovani
Life cycle of Leishmania
- Amastigotes in blood
- vector
- Promastigotes
- binary fission
- pharynx of vector
- inoculation (man)
- Macrophages
- amastigotes
- binary fission
- rupture of the affected cell
- infection of new macrophages
- agglomeration
- visceral organs, skin, mucosa
Which clinical signs of Leishmania is seen in dog?
- alopecia and blepharitis
- ulcerative nasal mucocutaneous lesions
- papular dermatitis
- ulcerative lesions on the plantar surface of the paw
- onychogryphosis
- epistaxis
- uveitis
- purulent conjunctivitis
- popliteal lymphadenomegaly
- cachexia – chronic renal failure
Name the different clinical signs of Leishmania
- alopecia and blepharitis (A)
- ulcerative nasal mucocutaneous lesions (B, D)
- papular dermatitis (C)
- ulcerative lesions on the plantar surface of the paw (E)
- onychogryphosis (F)
Name the different clinical signs of Leishmania:
- epistaxis (A)
- uveitis (B)
- purulent conjunctivitis (C)
- popliteal lymphadenomegaly (D)
- cachexia – chronic renal failure (E)
Leishmania: amastigote is found … and has the size….
- found intracellularly
- 1.5-3 x 2.5-6.5 μm