Parasites And Prions - Hillard Flashcards
D causing protozoa
Entamoeba histolytica
Giardia
Cryptosporidium
amoeba causing meningoencephalitis
Naegleria fowleri
Acanthamoeba
Balamuthia
Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi
mosquito borne
—> lymphatic tracts, impaired lymph drainage, = edema, fibrosis, hypertrophy
= elephantiasis
Onchocerca volvulus
black flies in tropical areas
ithchy subcutaneous nodules (including eye “river blindness”
Drancunculus medinensis
fresh water crustaceans (long subcutaneous worm)
parasite Helminths that effect GI and lungs
- Necator americanus (hookworm)
- Ancylostoma duodenale (hookworm)
- Strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm)
parasite helminths that effect GI and muscle
Trichinella spiralis (raw pork)
parasite helminth that effect only GI
- Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
2. Enterobius vermicularus (pinworm)
Diphyllobothrium latum
fish tapeworm from raw fish
- asymptomatic or non-specific GI issues
Hymenolepis nana
fecal oral from rats, or other humans
- asymptomatic or non-specific GI issues
Echinococcus granulosus
Hydatid Disease
colonize in dogs, eaten fecal matter or something by humans
- cysts in various organs (liver and lung included)
Schistosoma is what type
flatworm (platyhelinthes)
= blood fluke
Taenia is what type
Tapeworm (cestodes)
2 types of flatworm (platyhelinthes)
- Schistosoma = blood fluke
2. Tapeworm (cestodes)
roundworms
Nematodes
how to DX a parasite
Ova and Parasite Test
collect stool, centrifuge, stain, microscope
- iodine, trichome stains
Entamoeba histolytica
TR mode
SX
Fecal oral
asymptomatic, BLOODY diarrhea
RUQ pain (liver abscess)
fever
Entamoeba histolytica toxin eroding mucosa
Trophozoites
Giardia lamblia
TR mode
sewage contaminated food, water, drinking from streams not filtered or boiled
beavers, rodents
Giardia lamblia SX
infectious cysts
FATTY, malodorous D
Cryptosporidium parvum
water related outbreaks (drinking water while traveling, swimming pools- lives in chlorine even)
Cryptosporidium parvum SX
WATERY D, abd pain, N,V
Cryptosporidium parvum DX
see acid-fast + oocyst in stool = red stain
Cryptosporidium parvum in HIV patients
persistent D
normal immunocompotent patients will have D for 10-14 days
Naegleria fowleri
colonizes
TR mode
fresh water (lakes, ponds, canals) traumatic implantation of water toward cribriform plate - water skiing, diving (forced up the nose)
Naegleria fowleri SX
acute meningioencephalitis : fatal in 1 week, high fever, stiff neck, mental changes, N,V, NO rash
Acanthamoeba
TR mode
SX
can contaminate sterile solutions
contact lens keratitis
in immunocompromised : chronic meningoencephalitis
Balamuthia mandrillaris SX
skin lesions (concomitant granulomatous) chronic meningoencephalitis
how to dx neagleria fowleri
looks like bacterial meningitis in every way
CSF also has high N
- only difference is motile amoeba forms in CSF can be seen
Balamuthia and Acanthamoeba colonize
soil and water environments
chronic meningoencephalitis SX
low grade fever, visual changes, behavioral abnormalities, neuro changes, worsening headache
Trichomonas vaginalis
TR mode
SX
STI (flagellated protozoan) -can by asymptomatic - malodorous discharge -pruritus (discharge + itching) - dysuria (common in aged women)
Toxoplasma gondii
colonize
TR mode
cats
cat poop, raw meat
TORCH infection (preg. women important)
Trichomonas vaginalis DX
pap smear
urine
vaginal wet mount
Toxoplasma gondii SX
congenital abnomalities : eyes, cns, stillbirth)
HIV patients : encephalitis, chorioretinitis
normal healthy : none, some have fever, headache