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NBS Microbiology- Protazoa Flashcards

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This luminal protozoa causes amebic dysentery?
A. Giardia Lamblia
B. Entamoeba Histolytica
C. Naegleria Fowleri
D. Balatidium coli
A

B

EntAMOEBA Histolytic

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Naegleria fowleri would cause which of the following:
A. Colitis 
B. Meningoencephalitis
C. Opportunistic lung infections
D. Enlarged penis
A

B

Meningoencephalitis

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This protozoa is also known as campers diarrhea:
A. Giardia Lamblia
B. Trichomonas Vaginalis
C. Plasmodium Falciparum
D. Pneumocystis carnii
A

A

Giardia Lamblia

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What is associated with luminal protozoas?
A. Merozoites
B. Trophozoites
C. Mesosites
D. Sporozites
A

B

Trophozoites

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This luminal protozoa is highly responsible for diarrhea leading to malabsorption?
A. Giardia Lamblia
B. Trichomonas Vaginalis
C. Plasmodium Falciparum
D. Pneumocystis carnii
A

Giardia Lamblia

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You have patient suffering from urethritis, which protozoa could be responsible?
A. Entamoeba Histolytica
B. Naegleria Fowleri
C. Trichomonas Vaginalis
D. Balantidium Coli
A

C

Trichomonas Vaginalis

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There would be flagellates in the stool with which protozoa?
A. Entamoeba Histolytica
B. Naegleria Fowleri
C. Trichomonas Vaginalis
D. Giardia Lamblia
A

D

Giardia Lamblia

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Which protozoa might be a fungal opportunistic lung infection and involved in AIDS and immunosuppressed individuals?
A. Taenia Solium
B. Leishmania Donovani
C. Pneumocystis carinii
D. Entamoeba Histolytica
A

C

Pneumocystis Carinii

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Balantidium Coli is best expressed as:
A. Malaria
B. Urethritis
C. Vaginalis
D. Colitis
A

Colitis

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An Anopheles mosquito has spit a sporozoite into your blood while it bit you. Once that sporozoite reaches your liver it turns into a merozoite which lyses your red blood cells. Sound fun right? Well once this occurs systemically you end up with Black Water Fever and blood in your urine. What Species of Protozoa was initally at play?
A. Babesia Microti
B. Trypanosoma Cruzi
C. Trypanosoma Brucei
D. Plasmodium Falciparum
A

D

Plasmodium Flaciparum

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What is responsible for malignant tertian malaria?
A. Babesia Microti
B. Trypanosoma Cruzi
C. Trypanosoma Brucei
D. Plasmodium Falciparum
A

D

Plasmodium Falciparum

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This is a malaria- like disease:
A. Babesiasis
B. Trypanosoma Gambiense
C. Trypanosoma Brucei
D. Trypanosoma Rhondesiense
A

A

Babesiasis

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Which of the following is the most serious and caused by a TseTse Fly:
A. Babesiasis
B. Trypanosoma Gambiense
C. Trypanosoma Brucei
D. Trypanosoma Rhondesiense
A

D

Trypanosoma Rhondesience

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Is Trypanosoma Brucei, Rhodesiense and Gambiense all carried by a TseTse Fly?

A

YES

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Trypanosoma Brucei, Rhodesiense and Gambiense are all known as:
A. Ohio Valley Fever
B. Kala-Azar
C. African Sleeping Sickness
D. Scarlet fever
A

C

African Sleeping Sickness

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Which of the following is caused by a mosquito:
A. Plasmodium Falciparum
B. Leishmania Donovani
C. Babesia Bovis
D. Trypanosoma Cruzi
A

A

Plasmodium Falciparum

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Which of the following is associated with Chagas disease?
A. Trypanosoma Cruzi
B. Leishmania Donovani
C. Leishmania Mexicana
D. Toxoplama Gondii
A

A

Trypanosoma Cruzi

18
Q 
If you were bitten by a Reduviid bug you would at risk for what disease?
A. Babesiasis
B. Changas
C. Kala-Azar
D. Leishmaniasis
A

Changas

Reduviid is the kissing big

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Q 
What is the vector for Kala-Azar?
A. Reduviid Bug
B. TseTse Fly
C. Sand Fly
D. Cat feces
A

C

Sand Fly

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Q 
Which two of the following could be a result of a sand fly?
A. Leishmania Tropica
B. Trypanosoma Cruzi
C. Toxoplasma Gondii
D. Leishmania Brasiliensis
A

A and D

If you see Leishmania think sand fly

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Q 
Which of the following is NOT a real intracellular species of protozoa?
A. Leishmania Mexicana
B. Leishmania Brasiliensis
C. Leishmania Italianosis
D. Leishmania Tropica
22
Q 
Oh no, you got drunk and ate cat feces again. What protozoa is possibly inside you now?
A. Leishmania Tropica
B. Trypanosoma Cruzi
C. Toxoplasma Gondii
D. Leishmania Brasiliensis
A

C
Toxoplasma Gondii

Gondii used cat shit to fend off army troops

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This protozoa infects transplacentally and can lead to serious central nervous system issues and death to a fetus?
A. Leishmania Tropica
B. Trypanosoma Cruzi
C. Toxoplasma Gondii
D. Leishmania Brasiliensis
A

C

Toxoplasma Gondii

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What % of people infected with Kala-Azar disease will die if left untreated?
A. 75-95%
B. 40-50%
C. 1-2%
D. 10-15%
25
Q 
We know that Kala-Azar is associated with a sand fly, but what protozoa is responsible for its effects?
A. Leishmania Mexicana
B. Leishmania Tropica
C. Leishmania Donovani
D. Trypansoma Cruzi
A

C
Leishmania Donovani

Kala-Azar has a son named Donnie

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If you had Kala-Azar, what would you NOT expect to experience?
A. Splenomegaly
B. Decreased Bone Marrow
C. Increased Skin pigmentation
D. Leishmaniasis
A

D
Leishmaniasis

  • this is with the other Leishmanias
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Q 
Which of the following would you have cutaneous and subcutaneous leishmaniasis?
A. Toxoplasma Gondii
B. Leishmania Mexicana
C. Babesia Bovis
D. Leishmania Donovani
A

B

Leishmania Mexicana

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