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What is an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host?

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parasite

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What are the different types of parasites?

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  • endoparasites
  • ectoparasites
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What are different endoparasites?

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  • protozoa
  • helminths (worms)
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What are examples of ectoparasites?

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  • ticks
  • fleas
  • lice
  • mites
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What is Rocky mountain Spotted Fever caused by?

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either the dog tick or wood tick

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Where are parasitic infections, especially those that cause diarrhea common?

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low- and middle-income countries

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Parasitic infections are highly associated with protozoal and helminth (1) infections worldwide

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  1. gastrointestinal
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Parasitic infections are a major cause of morbidity in many countries, primarily due to (1) and (2)

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  1. poor water (and)
  2. food sanitation
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Parasites have great differences in their structure, making them highly (1) and (2) often results

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  1. antigenic
  2. severe diseases
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What are some examples of what parasitic infections can cause?

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  • diarrhea
  • widespread rashes
  • hemorrhage
  • organ failure
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What are one-celled organisms that cause disease in humans?

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protozoa

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How do protozoa reproduce?

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primarily through sexual binary fission (can be budding)

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Where do protozoa flourish and multiply?

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human tissues and organs

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How can protozoa be transmitted?

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  • fecal-oral route
  • vector bite (insect)
  • sexual contact
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Protozoa are classified by their method of transport, which includes?

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  • flagella or cilia may be present in some, but not all are motile
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What activities occur in the trophozoite stage of protozoa?

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  • organism is active and feeding
  • able to gather nutrients from its host
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In the trophozoite stage of protozoa, they are able to gather nutrients from its host through what?

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lumen of GI tract

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What occurs as protozoa forms a thick wall to protect it from harsh environments as it moves through the body?

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encystation

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What stage becomes the “hardier” stage where protozoa can survive more easily?

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cyst (formation of cyst-encystation)

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When a protozoa is in the cyst stage, protozoa become what and what does that mean?

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hardy - can survive extremes in temperature and severe environments

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At what stage do protozoa have little need for nourishment, such as oxygen or water requirements?

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the cyst stage

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At what stage allows protozoa to evade our immune response and to survive longer?

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the cyst stage

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At what stage allows protozoa to exist outside of their dependent host?

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the cyst stage

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Many protozoal infections cause what?

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diarrhea (fecal-oral) route

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Where are you less likely to find parasitic infections?

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  • in the US
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What are the risk factors for diarrhea related to protozoan infection? (when to test)

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  • travel to endemic countries
  • drinking untreated water, even while hiking in the US
  • swimming in poorly treated public pools where diarrhea has been present
  • working with animals or on a farm
  • exposure in daycare
  • handling or playing
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27
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After how many days of persistent diarrhea should you test for parasites?

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after 7 days

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What is a flagellated protozoan that causes vaginitis and cervicitis and is acquired through sexual contact?

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Trichomonas vaginalis

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What is a protozoal infection that can cause fever, myalgias, and fetal consequences and is acquired through contact with cat fecal matter?

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Toxoplasma gondii

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What protozoal infection causes Chagas disease, is acquired through bite of a reduviid bug “kissing bug” and causes multi-organ consequences, including possible sudden cardiac death?

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Trypanosoma cruzi

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31
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What does plasmodium falciparum cause?

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malaria

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How is plasmodium falciparum acquired and where does it live?

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through mosquito bile in specific countries (lives in the saliva of a mosquito)

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What causes fever, chills, headache, severe pain, other symptoms, and infection and rupture of erythrocytes in humans?

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P. falciparum

34
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What is a protozoal infection acquired through water, such as when a person has water forced into the nose (waterslides, jet skis, diving)?

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Naegleria fowleri

35
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What protozoan migrates through olfactory nerves resulting in meningoencephalitis, fever, stick neck, and mental status changes?

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Naegleria fowleri

36
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Naegleria fowleri is (1) fatal

37
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What are multicellular organisms causing disease in humans?

38
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What are able to withstand stresses of GI tract due to structures that prevent its destruction?

39
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Where does reproduction of helminths typically occur?

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in soil, water, plant, or arthropod/animal (some are unable to reproduce in human host)

40
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What can helminths exist as?

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  • eggs
  • larval stage
  • adult worm
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How can helminths be transmitted?

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  • contact with soil contaminated with fecal matter
  • ingestion of food or water contaminated by helminths
  • via an arthropod or molluscan vector
42
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Helminths have a preference for what climates?

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warm climates

43
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What flourishes in areas where sanitation or water is inadequately treated?

44
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What is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in countries where sanitation or water is inadequately treated?

45
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What can produce none, mild, or severe disease?

46
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What population of people are at greatest risk with helminths due to them competing for nutrition and absorption of the GI tract?

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pediatric patients

47
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What worms compete for vitamin A?

A

roundworms

48
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Presence of worms can cause (1)

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appetite loss

49
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What can cause reduced nutrition plus small blood loss leading to:
- mild to profound anemia
- decreased growth rate
- intellectual deficits

50
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What is Enterobius vermicularis commonly known as?

51
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What is the most common helminth infection in the US?

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pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis)

52
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How are pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis) transmitted?

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  • fecal-oral route
  • spread via contact with infected person, their clothes, bedding (fomite)
53
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Who do pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis) typically affect?

54
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What causes children to have anal pruritis that worsens at night due to females migrating at night to deposit thousands of eggs in the area?

A

pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis)

55
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Upon bite, this type of parasite can transmit parasitic organisms during feeding to the human?

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vector bites (ectoparasites)

56
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What are some vector-related infections?

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  • dengue virus
  • zika virus
  • west nile virus
  • malaria
  • lyme disease
  • rocky mountain spotted fever
57
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What infection do plasmodium species cause?

58
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What infection does Borrelia burgdorferi cause? (deer tick)

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lyme disease

59
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What infection of Rickettsia risketsii cause? (dog or wood tick)

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Rocky mountain spotted fever

60
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What condition is acquired through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito and causes severe symptoms in 15% of those who develop?

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yellow fever

61
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What can cause:
- severe liver dysfunction resulting in jaundice and scleral icterus
- hemorrhage
- organ failure

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yellow fever

62
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What is the mortality rate of yellow fever in those with severe symptoms?

63
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What does diagnosis of parasitic infections require?

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  • thorough history of risk factors, such as travel and drinking untreated water
64
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In medicine, the best way to identify parasitic infections is via (1)

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microscope visualizations

65
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What can be done in some cases, such as malaria, to visualize the organism when it is known to be present in blood?

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blood smears

66
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What may allow for identification of the specific species of malaria?

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blood smears

67
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What type of smears are done in blood smears?

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thick and thin smears

68
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What can you order when testing for parasitic infections, but it only grows out bacteria on the specialized agar plates?

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stool culture

69
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What must you order when testing for parasitic infections in cases of diarrhea where there is possible exposure to parasitic organisms?

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stool for ova and parasites (stool O & P)

70
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What are some indications for testing for parasitic infections?

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  • diarrhea that is prolonged or bloody
  • +/- fever
71
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What are the pros of testing for parasitic infections in stool?

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  • unique and specific testing that provides an accurate diagnosis
72
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What are the cons of testing for parasitic infections in stool?

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  • may require several samples if the protozoal count is low or not seen on sample provided
73
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When testing for parasitic infections, what might be elevated on a CBC if there is an infection?

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eosinophil count

74
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Typically, eosinophil count is only elevated when?

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infection is severe or organ-invasive (can also depend on species of parasite involved

75
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Some vector borne diseases require us to check (1) created against the organism?

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own antibodies

76
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Checking your own antibodies for parasitic infections is more helpful when the organism is what?

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  • “buried” in deep tissue
  • not visualized or accessed in stool or blood
77
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What type of test is available for testing for parasitic infections that is a specific test created that test positive through identification of an antigen is present on the parasite?

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specific antigen testing

78
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Depending on the organism suspected, antigen testing can be through (1) or (2)

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  1. blood
  2. fecal matter
79
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Specific antigen testing for Plasmodium species is through?

80
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Specific antigen testing for Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium sp., and Entameoba histolytica is through?

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