Micro: Vector Borne Inf 2 - Malaria Flashcards

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What are the areas of chloroquine resistant P. falciparum?

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ALL of sub-saharan Africa

basically everywhere EXCEPT Haiti and central America north of Panama canal

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What is the infectious form of malaria?

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sporozoite - goes to liver and undergoes schizogony before young trophozoite stages enter bloodstream and infect erythrocytes

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What are the developmental stages of malaria apparent in peripheral blood?

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rings - early, asexual stage in erythrocytes
trophozoites - asexual, larger and less ring shaped, start to accumulate malarial pigment
schizonts - asexual, begun dividing into merozoites w chromatin
gametocytes - sexual, necessary for inf of mosquitos where further sexual dev happens

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What are the different appearances of trophozoites for different species of malaria?

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p. vivax - ameboid, larger erythrocytes affected, contain pink dots = Schuffners dots
p. ovale - oval, teardrop, elongated erythrocytes, pulled out fimbriated cell membranes, James’s dots

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Which malaria species affect the liver differently and how?

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p. vivax and p. ovale have hypnozoite resting forms in liver than can later mature and cause relapse
need to treat peripheral blood stages AND primaquine for liver forms

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How is malaria diagnosed?

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thick blood film - RBCs lysed, more sensitive b/c larger volume, giemsa stains, pH of 7.2-7.4 or no dots
thin blood film - can differentiate species, p. falciparum may have small dark slits = Maurer’s clefts
EIA, PCR and Ab tests in some labs

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After merozoites invade RBCs, what is the pathogenesis of malaria?

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feed on hemoglobin and mature into trophozoites - undergo nuclear division to form 16-32 schizonts per RBC - RBC ruptures and schizonts release merozoites that infect new RBCs

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What are the clinical manifestations of malaria?

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*fever, may be cyclical, ab discomfort, cough, SOB, jaundice, renal failure, altered consciousness (cerebral malaria), seizures (cerebral malaria, hypoglycemia)
anemia, hepatosplenomegaly
hypoglycemia and lactic acidosis w p. falciparum

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What is the prophylaxis for malaria in travelers?

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chloroquine if area not resistant
if resistant: mefloquine (childrens dose depends on weight), doxy (NOT for pregnant or lactating), malarone (not for small children, pregnant or lactating), primaquine (NOT for pregnancy or G6PD def), tafenoquine (experimental)

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What is the treatment for malaria?

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chloroquine phosphate (PO) or sulfate (IV/IM) for uncomplicated (i.e. not falciparum)
chloroquine resistant p. vivax - atovaquone-proguanil = malarone
chloroquine resistant falciparum - quinine sulfate + doxy + pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine, or + clinda (or mefloquine, malarone, or mefloquine + doxy)
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What is recrudescence?

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controllable number of parasites remain in bloodstream latent in RBCs due to inadequate immune response or antimalarial therapy
reactivate upon physical trauma or immunosuppression

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What causes the cerebral malaria and kidney failure seen w p. falciparum?

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inf RBCs produce knobs on surface - sticky and bind to endothelial cell lining of microvasculature in brain, kidney, lung, other organs
leads to aggregation or rosetting of uninfected RBCs = sequestration - clogs up capillary microvasculature in CNS and kidneys

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