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Parasitic infections of the GI and GU tracts Flashcards

1
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What is a parasite?

A

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

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2
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How are protozoa classified?

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according to their movement

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What are the 4 classifications of protozoa?

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sacromastigophora; apicomplexa; ciliophora and microspora

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4
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What are hte further divisions of sacromastigophora?

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sarcodina and mastigophora

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5
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How do sarcodina move?

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by pseudopodia

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6
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What characterises sarcomastigophora?

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flagellae; pseudopodia or both

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7
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Give an example of a sarcodina?

A

entamoeba

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8
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What is a mastigophora?

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move by flagella

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9
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Give an example of a mastigophora?

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giardia

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10
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What defines an apicomplexa?

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no organelle of locomotion

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11
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Give an example of an apicomplexia?

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plasmodium

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12
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What defines ciliophora?

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move by cilia

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13
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Give an example of ciliophora?

A

balantidium

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14
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What defines microspora?

A

spore-forming

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15
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Give an example of a microspora?

A

entercytozoa

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16
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What are the 2 phyla of metazoa?

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nematodes and platyhelminithes

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17
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What are nematodes?

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round worms (tubes)

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18
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What are the 2 classes of platyhelminthes?

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cestodes and trematodes

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19
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What are platyhelminithes?

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flat worms-dorsoventrally flattened

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20
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What are the differences between cestodes (tapeworms) and trematodes (flukes)?

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cestodes are segmented by have no alimentary canal whereas trematodes are non-segmented with 2 suckers and no head but have an alimentary canal

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21
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Give an example of a cestode?

A

taenia

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22
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Give an example of a nematode?

A

roudnworm-ascaris

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23
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Give examples of trematodes?

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fasciolopsis; schistosoma

24
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What are the RFs for getting GI parasitic infections?

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infected water or food; immunosuppression; nutritional deficiency; foreign travel; oro-anal intercourse

25
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What are the 4 anatomic locations of GI parasites?

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lumen only; mucosal attachment; epithelial cell invasion; mucosal invasion

26
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Give an exmaple of a parasite which remins in the lumen only?

A

ascaris ; entamoeba

27
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Give an example of parasites which attach to the mucosa?

A

giardia lamlia; tapeworm

28
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give an exmple of parasites which invade the epithelia?

A

microsporidia

29
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Give an example of a parasite whic hinvades the mucosa?

A

balantium coli

30
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What is the infective dose required for giardia?

A

very low- 10-25 cysts

31
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How do giardia multiply?

A

by binary fission

32
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How do giardia trophozoites attach to the intestines?

A

attach to villi by ventral sucking disk

33
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How does giardia cause diarrhoea?

A

attachment physically disrupts intestinal absorption

34
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What causes giardiasis?

A

giardia lamblia

35
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What causes amoebiasis?

A

entamoeba histolytica

36
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What is the infecitous form of giardia?

37
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What are teh 3 forms of amoebiasis disease?

A

carrier; intestinal or extra-intestinal

38
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What are the features of intestinal amoebiasis?

A

abdo pain; colitis- flask shaped ulcers and bloody diarrhoea

39
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What are the features of extra-intestinal amoebiasis?

A

liver; lung and brain abscesses- fever; leukocytosis and rigors

40
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Where is cryptosporidiosis found in the intestines?

A

brush border of the intestinal epithelium

41
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How do cryptosporidia replicate?

A

schizogony- asexual

42
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What is the infectious agent in cryptosporidiosis?

A

thick walled oocyst (sporulated)

43
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What are the symptoms of trichomoniasis?

A

watery discharge

44
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How does trichomonas replicate?

A

longitudinal binary fission

45
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What is the most common helminithic infection worldwide?

A

ascariasis

46
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What is found in the ascaris eggs infested by humans?

A

larval worm

47
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What happens when the ingested eggs of ascaris are released?

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penetrates the duodenal wall; enters the bloodstream, liver, heart and pulmonary cicrulation

48
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What is the feature of ascariasis in the lungs?

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hypersensitivty penumonitis resembling an asthmatic attack

49
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what is the tx for ascariasis?

A

mebendazole

50
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What is the function of preserving faecal specimens in 10% formalin?

A

preserves parasitic morphology

51
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What is used for giardia detection in stoll samples?

52
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What is saline wet mount examination sued for identification of?

A

trophozoites; cysts of protozoa; ova/larvae of helminths

53
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What is iodine wet mount used for identification of?

A

protozoal cysts

54
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What type of drug is generally used for parasitic infections?

A

“azole” drugs

55
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What drug is used for most protozoa?

A

metronidazole

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