Organism and their infection Flashcards
Tinea Corporis
Skin on the body (Ringworm)
T. cruris
Jock Itch (Ringworm)
T. capitis
Scalp (Ringworm)
T. unguium
Unclean environments (Ringworm)
T. pedis
Athletes foot, secondary bacterial infection (Ringworm)
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Blastomycosis
Candida albicans
Candidiasis
Trichomonas vaginalis
Trichomoniasis
T. hominis
Found in intestinal tract, normal commensal in body
T. tenax
Found in the Mouth, normal commensal in body
Coccidiodes immitis
Coccidoidomycosis
Histoplasma capsulatum
Histoplasmosis
Darlings Disease
Histoplasmosis
Filobasidiella neoformans
Cryptococcosis
Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii)
Pneumocystis pneumonia
Aspergillus fumigatus
Asperigillosis
Farmers lung
Asperigillosis
Giardia Intestinalis (lambia)
Giardiasis
Entamoeba histolytica
Amebiasis
Balantidium coli
Balantidiasis
Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidiosis
Leishmania donovani
Leishmaniasis
Plasmodium
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Most severe case of malaria leading to blood vessel obstruction
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasmosis
Trypanosoma
Trypanosomiasis
T. brucei rhodesiense
Trypanosomiasis
T. brucei gambiense
Trypanosomiasis
Trypanosoma cruzi
Chagas’ Disease
Reduviid bug
Chagas’ Disease