OTHER TISSUE APICOMPLEXANS Flashcards
1
Q
stain used for blood parasites
A
giemsa stain
2
Q
Intraerythrocytic parasites that resemble Plasmodium spp.
A
Babesia spp
3
Q
DH of Babesia spp
A
Ticks of Ixodes spp
4
Q
IH of Babesia spp
A
Rodent
5
Q
accidental IH/ dead end host of Babesia
A
Man
6
Q
Babesia spp MOT
A
- Skin inoculation of Sporozoites (I.S) by ticks
- Blood transfusion/organ transfusion
7
Q
hallmark for babesiosis
A
- pear shaped ring forms
- tetrads (maltese cross)
8
Q
disease caused by Babesia spp.
A
Babesiosis/Piroplasmosis
9
Q
red water fever
A
babesiosis/piroplasmosis
10
Q
Oocysts are resistant to freezing, drying, and extreme environmental conditions but are killed by heating to 70°C for 10 minutes
A
Toxoplasma gondii
11
Q
DH of T. gondii
A
Cats
12
Q
IH of T. gondii
A
rodents and birds
13
Q
true or false
man is not an accidental host
A
false; man is an accidental IH
14
Q
T. gondii MOT
A
- Ingestion of tissue cysts from infected meat (IH)
- Ingestion of oocysts from cat’s feces
- Transplacental
Blood transfusion/Organ transplantation
15
Q
primary diagnostic stage for T. gondii
A
serology
