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Parasit Malaria 2 Flashcards

1
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it is a medical emergency that should be treated aggressively with intravenous fluids and respiratory support

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SEVERE MALARIA

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2
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long term health complications of severe malaria include _________________________

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liver and kidney failure, and a ruptured spleen

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3
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the pathological process of malaria are the result of ___________________

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Erythrocytic Cycle

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4
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allows fluid leak to tissues and blood vessel congestion leading to infarction and necrosis

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Increased capillary permeability

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5
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severe form of MALARIA are usually caused by ______________________

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Plasmodium falciparum

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6
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electron dense membranous structure, so called ________ causes cytoadherence, rosette formation, and sequestration of parasitized erythrocytes lead to decrease in tissue perfusion resulting in decreased renal blood flow

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KNOBS (MAIN VIRULENCE FACTOR)

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7
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proteins necessary for cytoadhesion which has the function of antigenic variation

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ROSETTINS

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8
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proteins necessary for cytoadhesion which has the function of association in severe, malaria; antigenic function

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RIFFINS

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9
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proteins necessary for cytoadhesion which has the function of increasing the effectivity of ligand binding

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Histidine-rich Protein (HRP)

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10
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proteins necessary for cytoadhesion which has the function of acting like LPS, stimulate monocyte to release TNF

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Glycosylphophatidyl inositol (GPI)

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proteins necessary for cytoadhesion which has the function of cytoadherence; antigenic variation

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Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1

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12
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most adhesive protein for cytoadhesion

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Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1

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13
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Seen in Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale infections

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RELAPSE PERIOD

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14
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Seen in P. falciparum and P. malariae infections

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RECRUDESENCE PERIOD

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is due to persistence of drug resistant parasites, even after completion of treatment

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RECRUDESENCE

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16
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Few sporozoites don’t develop into pre-erythrocytic schizont, but remain dormant (Hypnozoites) for 3 weeks to 1 year

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RELAPSE

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17
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Hypnozoites can only be observed in (2) ___________________________

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P. vivax and P. ovale

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18
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erythocytic cycle of P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale

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P. vivax- 48 hours
P. falciparum- 36-48 hours
P. malariae- 72 hours
P. ovale- 42 hours

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19
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gold standard method for malarial diagnosis

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MICROSCOPY EXAMINATION

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20
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are usually ring forms, immature, and mature

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TROPHOZOITES

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21
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occasionally found; indicative of severer infection and should consider organ damage

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SCHIZONTS

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22
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have sexual stages, infective stage to mosquitos

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GAMETOCYTES

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23
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non staining part of MALARIA

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VACUOLE

24
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staining red part for MALARIA

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NUCLEUS/ CHROMATIN DOT

25
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staining blue part for MALARIA

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cytoplasm

26
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most prevalent human malaria parasite

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Plasmodium vivax

27
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found in Asia, Latin America, and in some parts of Africa

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Plasmodium vivax

28
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Plasmodium vivax has dormant liver stages (________________________) that can activate and invade the blood (__________________________________) several months or years after the infecting mosquito bite

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hypnozoites, causes relapse

29
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infected RBC of P.vivax and P. ovale

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young and immature

30
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P. vivax eosinophilic stippling ____________________________-, all stages except early ring forms

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Shuffner’s dots

31
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infected RBC of P. vivax will increase ________________ the size of a normal cell

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1.5 times

32
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pigment for infected RBC of P. vivax

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Golden Brown, inconspicuous

33
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ring form with heavy red dot and blue cytoplasmic ring

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SIGNET

34
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relatively large and have delicate cytoplasmic ring and connected by single chromatin dot

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P. vivax trophozoites

35
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growing trophozoites will have a _____________________________________________ pigment granules in cytoplasm

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small-yellowish brown

36
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has loose, irregular, or close compact cytoplasm. Increasing the amount of brown pigments. Parasite fill cells in 30 to 40 hours

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LARGE TROPHOZOITE

37
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mature schizont of P. vivax contains ____________ , __________, Parasite almost fills enlarged cells

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12-24 merozoites, and pigments in 1 to 2

38
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parasite almost fills enlarged cells

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Mature Schizont

39
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large pink to purple chromatin mass surrounded by colorless to pale halo yellow structure

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P. vivax microgametocyte

40
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round to oval cytoplasm, smaller nucleus, eccentric chromatin mass, light brown pigment through out the cell

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P. vivax Macrogametocyte

41
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PHASES OF P. vivax
Schizogony phase:
Prepatent phase:
Incubation phase:
length of asexual period:

Internal between parasite patency and gametocyte appearance:

Developmental period in mosquito

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48 hours
11-15 days
12-20 days (ave 14)
48 hours
3-5 days
10 days at 28 deg C to 30 deg C

42
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P. vivax and P. ovale causes the disease

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Benign Tertian Malaria

43
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found mostly in Africa and the islands of the western pacific

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P. ovale

44
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Though P. ovale is biologically and morphologically similar to P. vivax, it is able to infect ____________ which is the case for many residents of sub-Saharan Africa

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Duffy blood group negative

45
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infected RBC of P. ovale will become _____________ and increase ________________ the size of a normal cell

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oval & enlarged, 1.5 times

46
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P. ovale eosinophilic stippling ____________________________-, all stages except early ring forms

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James dots

47
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pigment for infected RBC of P. ovale

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Dark Brown, conspicuous

48
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somewhat thick and ameboid appearance, larger than in P. vivax

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Trophozoite (P. ovale)

49
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medium in size often maintains circular shape early in development

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Immature Schizont

50
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round to oval cytoplasm, smaller nucleus, eccentric chromatin mass, light brown pigment through out the cell, smaller than in P. vivax

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P. ovale macrogametocyte

51
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large pink to purple chromatin mass surrounded by colorless to pale halo yellow structure. Smaller than in P. vivax

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P. ovale microgametocyte

52
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mature schizont of P. ovale contains ____________ ,

Merozoites occupy __________, of the RBC in a rosette formation

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6-14 (ave, 8), 3 quarters

53
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PHASES OF P. ovale
Schizogony phase:
Prepatent phase:
Incubation phase:
length of asexual period:

Internal between parasite patency and gametocyte appearance:

Developmental period in mosquito

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48 hours
14-26 days
11-16 days (ave 14)
48 hours
5-6 days
16 days at 25 deg C; 14 days at 27 deg C

54
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found worldwide, is the only human malaria parasite species that has a quartan cycle (three day cycle)

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Plasmodium malariae

55
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disease caused by plasmodium malariae

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Quartan Malaria

56
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causes a long lasting, chronic infection that in some cases can last a lifetime

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Plasmodium malariae

57
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In some chronically infected patients with P. malariae can cause serious complications such as the _________________________

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In some chronically infected patients with P. malariae can cause serious complications such as the _________________________

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