Microbiology - Kingdom Protista Parasites Flashcards
Entamoeba histolytica (hosts, disease/misc info)
Hosts - human
Disease - Amebiasis
Entamoeba histolytica (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
Motility - pseudopod
Mode of transmission - fecal-oral; ingestion of cyst
Infective stage - cyst
Naegleri fowleri (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
Motility - pseudopod
Mode of transmission - trophozoite in soil or water enters nose;
Infective stage - trophozoite
Acanthamoeba spp. (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
Motility - pseudopod
Mode of transmission - contact w/amoeba in contaminated soil or water;
Infective stage - trophozoite
Balantidium coli (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
Motility - cilia
Mode of transmission - fecal-oral; ingestion of cyst;
Infective stage - cyst
Giardia duodenalis (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
AKA - G. lamblia
Motility - flagella
Mode of transmission - fecal-oral; ingestion of cyst;
Infective stage - cyst
Trichomonas vaginalis (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
Motility - flagella
Mode of transmission - sexual intercourse
Infective stage - trophozoite (no cyst form)
Trypanosoma brucei (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
Motility - flagella
Mode of transmission - bite from tsetse fly; transplacental;
Infective stage - trypomastigote
Trypanosoma cruzi (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
Motility - flagella
Mode of transmission - bite from kissing bug; transplacental;
Infective stage - trypomastigote
Leishmania donovani (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
Motility - flagella
Mode of transmission - bite from sand fly
Infective stage - promastigote
Cryptosporidium parvum (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
Motility - none
Mode of transmission - fecal-oral; ingestion of oocyst;
Infective stage - oocyst
Toxoplasma gondii (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
Motility - none
Mode of transmission - ingestion of oocyst; transplacental;
Infective stage - oocyst
Plasmodium species (motility, mode of transmission & infective stage)
Motility - none
Mode of transmission - bite from female Anopheles mosquito
Infective stage - sporozoite
Naegleria fowleri (hosts, disease/misc info)
Hosts - human
Disease/misc info - Amebic meningoencephalitis; brain-eating amoeba
Acanthamoeba spp. (hosts, disease/misc info)
Hosts - human
Disease/misc info - Keratitis (eye), Amebic encephalitis;
Portal of entry - eye, skin, respiratory