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Microbiology - Kingdom Protista Parasites Flashcards

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Entamoeba histolytica (hosts, disease/misc info)

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Hosts - human

Disease - Amebiasis

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Entamoeba histolytica (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

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Motility - pseudopod
Mode of transmission - fecal-oral; ingestion of cyst
Infective stage - cyst

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Naegleri fowleri (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

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Motility - pseudopod
Mode of transmission - trophozoite in soil or water enters nose;
Infective stage - trophozoite

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Acanthamoeba spp. (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

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Motility - pseudopod
Mode of transmission - contact w/amoeba in contaminated soil or water;
Infective stage - trophozoite

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Balantidium coli (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

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Motility - cilia
Mode of transmission - fecal-oral; ingestion of cyst;
Infective stage - cyst

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Giardia duodenalis (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

AKA - G. lamblia

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Motility - flagella
Mode of transmission - fecal-oral; ingestion of cyst;
Infective stage - cyst

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Trichomonas vaginalis (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

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Motility - flagella
Mode of transmission - sexual intercourse
Infective stage - trophozoite (no cyst form)

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Trypanosoma brucei (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

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Motility - flagella
Mode of transmission - bite from tsetse fly; transplacental;
Infective stage - trypomastigote

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Trypanosoma cruzi (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

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Motility - flagella
Mode of transmission - bite from kissing bug; transplacental;
Infective stage - trypomastigote

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Leishmania donovani (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

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Motility - flagella
Mode of transmission - bite from sand fly
Infective stage - promastigote

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Cryptosporidium parvum (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

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Motility - none
Mode of transmission - fecal-oral; ingestion of oocyst;
Infective stage - oocyst

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Toxoplasma gondii (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

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Motility - none
Mode of transmission - ingestion of oocyst; transplacental;
Infective stage - oocyst

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Plasmodium species (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)

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Motility - none
Mode of transmission - bite from female Anopheles mosquito
Infective stage - sporozoite

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Naegleria fowleri (hosts, disease/misc info)

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Hosts - human

Disease/misc info - Amebic meningoencephalitis; brain-eating amoeba

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Acanthamoeba spp. (hosts, disease/misc info)

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Hosts - human
Disease/misc info - Keratitis (eye), Amebic encephalitis;
Portal of entry - eye, skin, respiratory

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Balantidium coli (hosts, disease/misc info)

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Hosts - human & other animals
Disease/misc info - Balantidiasis
Animal reservoir - primates, rodents, pigs

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Giardia duodenalis (hosts, disease/misc info)

AKA - G. lamblia

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Hosts - human & other animals

Disease/misc info - Giardiasis

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Trichomonas vaginalis (hosts, disease/misc info)

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Hosts - human

Disease/misc info - Trichomoniasis; STD

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Trypanosoma brucei (hosts, disease/misc info)

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Hosts:
    Definitive - human
    Intermediate - tsetse fly
Disease/misc info - African Sleeping Sickness;
CNS infection --coma
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Trypanosoma cruzi (hosts, disease/misc info)

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Hosts:
    Definitive - human
    Intermediate - kissing bug
Disease/misc info - Chagas Disease;
Cardiomyopathy
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Leishmania donovani (hosts, disease/misc info)

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Hosts:
Definitive - human
Intermediate - sand fly, dogs
Disease/misc info - Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala azar); Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

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Cryptosporidium parvum (hosts, disease/misc info)

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Hosts - humans & other animals

Disease/misc info - Cryptosporidiosis

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Toxoplasma gondii (hosts, disease/misc info)

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Hosts:
    Definitive - feline
    Intermediate - rodent, bird, & human
Disease/misc info - Toxoplasmosis; 
about 22% of US population infected
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Plasmodium species (hosts, disease/misc info)

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Hosts:
    Definitive - female Anopheles mosquito
    Intermediate - human
Disease/misc info - Malaria;
>200 million new cases every year

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