Leishmania life cycle Flashcards
1
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Stage 1, sandfly stage
A
sandfly bites human and injects promastigote into skin
2
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Stage 2, human stage
A
promastigotes phagocytized
3
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Stage 3, human stage
A
promastigotes transform into amastigotes
4
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Stage 4, human stage
A
amastigotes multiply and infect other cells
5
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Stage 5, fly stage
A
sandfly bites humans infected with amastigotes
6
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Stage 6, fly stage
A
ingestion of parasitized cell
7
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Stage 7, fly stage
A
amastigotes tranform into promastigotes in gut
8
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Stage 8, fly stage
A
Promastigotes divide in gut and migrate to probiscus
