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PARASITIC infections Flashcards

1
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what type of organism is protozoa

A

unicellular Eukaryotic

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2
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what type of organism is helminths

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multicellular Eukaryotic (parasitic worms)

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3
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general parasite in malaria=

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plasmodium parasite

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4
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human malaria= (3)

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Plasmodium falciparum
P.vivax
P.malariae

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5
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what type of mosquito which can spread disease

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female anopheles mosquito

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6
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type of malaria reproduction in human

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asexual

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7
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type of malaria reproduction in female anopheles mosquito

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sexual

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8
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2 stages in the human malaria life cycle

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Liver stage

blood stage

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9
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where do the mosquitos carry the malaria pathogen

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in their salivary glands

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10
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what do mosquitos inject when they take a blood meal

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infected sporozoites

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11
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where do the sporozoites first travel to

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hepatocytes (in liver)

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12
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in hepatocytes what is formed

A

a schizont through replication

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13
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what happens to a schizont

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it bursts the hepatocyte

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14
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when schizonts burst what is released

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merozoites (into the circulation)

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15
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another word for the human liver cycle

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exo-erythrocytic cycle

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16
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are there any clinical features of the human liver stage

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NO

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17
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what do merozoites enter

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Human erythrocytes

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18
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what do merozoites cause in the RBC

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schizont formation leading to rupture

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19
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what does schizont rupture result in

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RBC rupture= anaemia

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20
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where does sexual reproduction happen in the mosquito

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stomach

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21
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what is the most virulent species of mosquito

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P.falciparum

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22
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diagnosis of malaria

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light microscopy with a thin and thick blood smear

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23
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symptoms of malaria

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  • many people asymptomatic
  • usually severe flu
  • frequent fever of 4 days with peaks of fever one day off one day on
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24
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3 manifestations of severe malaria

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cerebral malaria
acidosis
severe anaemia

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25
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what is the result of cerebral malaria

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unrousable coma
hypoglycaemia
meningitis
convulsions

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26
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what protozoa causes severe malaria

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P.falciparum

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27
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2 malaria treatments

A

Quinolines

Anti-folates

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28
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ending of Quinolines

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-quinine

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29
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new antimalarials=

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Artemisinin compounds

30
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African trypanosomiasis causes

A

Sleeping sickness

31
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what carries African trypanosomiasis parasite

A

blood-sucking tsetse fly

32
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1st stage of african trypanosomiasis

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Found in peripheral circulation (unspecific symptoms)

33
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2nd stage of african trypanosomiasis

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parasite crosses blood brain barrier and infects CNS (coma and death if not treated)

34
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what is Chagas disease also called

A

south american trypanosomiasis

35
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chagas disease is caused by

A

trypanosoma cruzi

36
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what insect carries chagas disease

A

blood sucking triatomine insects (kissing bugs)

37
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where do triatomine insects tend to bite

A

around the face

38
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what can chagas disease affect in our bodies

A

infects our own cells attacking tissues

mainly heart and digestive muscle (and neurological disorders)

39
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MOA of chloroquine

A

blockage of parasite detoxification of heme

40
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MOA of anti-folate drugs (e.g sulfonamides)

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folic acid metabolism

41
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MOA of artemisin drugs

A

free radial generation that alkylate and oxidize protein/ lipid in infected RBCs

42
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2 commonly used drugs for chagas disease

A

benznidazole

Nifurtimox

43
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what is leishmaniasis disease transmitted by

A

bite of an infected female phlebotomine sandflies

44
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when are toxoplasmosis an issue

A

in immunocompromised

45
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what can toxoplasmosis cause in otherwise healthy adults

A

mild lymphadenopathy

46
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commonly used drug for toxoplasmosis

A

pyrimethamine

47
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what are amoebiasis caused by

A

entamoeba histolytica

48
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where is entamoeba histolytica found

A

contaminated faeces and food

49
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what is amoebiasis

A

an intestinal and extraintestinal infection

50
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what type of illnes is giardiasis

A

diarrheal illness

51
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3 types of helminths parasite

A

-tapeworms
-flukes
round worms

52
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how is helminths infection spread

A

by infection by larvae or eggs

53
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what is the helminths infection like

A

tortuous migration in host

54
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do adult helminths replicate

A

no

55
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what causes main pathology of helminths

A

eggs/ larvae

56
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3 soil transmitted helminths

A

ascaris
whipworm
hookworm

57
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what causes ascariasis

A

ascaris lumbricoides

58
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where does ascaris lumbricoides live

A

intestine

59
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2 hookworms

A

ancylostoma duodenale

necator americanus

60
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where can hookworm travel from the digestive tract to

A

heart and lungs

61
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cause of whipworm

A

trichuris trichiura

62
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what food gives you taeniasis

A

raw food

63
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what causes taeniasis (2)

A

taenia solium

taenia saginata

64
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what causes the symptoms of schistosomiasis

A

body’s reaction to the eggs

65
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where do adult schistosomiasis worms reside in the human body

A

blood vessels (can travel to bladder or intestine)

66
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what animal carries schistosomiasis

A

snails

67
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another word for elephantiasis

A

lymphatic filariasis

68
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what is the vector for lymohatic filariasis (elephantiasis)

A

mosquito–> human

69
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what disease does echinococosis cause

A

Hydatid disease

70
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where are adult worms of echinococcosis found

A

in definitive hosts of dogs/ canids

71
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where are toxoplasmosis transmitted from

A

cysts in undercooked meat or cat faeces

72
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effect of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women

A

congenital toxoplasmosis

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