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Parasitology Flashcards

1
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What is a parasite?

A

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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What are the 3 main classes of parasites that can cause disease in humans?

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Protozoa
Helminths
Ectoparasites

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What is a Protozoa?

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Microscopic single celled organism that is free living or parasitic

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Are Protozoa able to multiply in humans?

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Yes

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How are Protozoa transmissed?

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If in the intestine the fecal-oral route

If in the blood or tissues - arthropod vector

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What are the types of Protozoa?

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Amoeba
Flagellates
Ciliates
Sporozoney plasmodium

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What are the medically important Protozoa infections?

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Entamoeba histolytica
Gordia lambton
Trichomonas vaginalis
Malarias
Toxoplasma gondii
Cryptosporidium 
Leishmania species
Trypanosoma Cruzi
Trypanosoma brucei
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8
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What does entamoeba histolyca cause?

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Ulcers in the duodenum, dysentery

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9
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What does gordia lambton cause?

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Diarrhoea

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10
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What does trichomonas vaginalis cause?

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Infections in the genital tract

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11
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What is toxoplasma gondii transmitted through?

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Cats

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12
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What does cryptosporidium cause?

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Diarrhoea

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13
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What does leishmania cause?

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Ulcers in skin and systemic disease

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14
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What are helminths?

A

Large multicellular worms

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15
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Can helminths multiply in humans?

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Not in its adult stages

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What are the types of helminths?

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Nematodes
Trematodes
Cestodes

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17
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What are the types of nematodes?

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Soil transmitted helminths
Filarial parasites
Others

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18
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What type of worms are nematodes?

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Roundworms

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19
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What type of worm are trematodes?

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Flukes

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20
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What is special about the male/ female trematodes?

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Males are larger and the females live inside them

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21
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What are the medically important trematodes?

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Schistosoma mansoni/haematobium/japonicum
Clonorchis sinensis
Fasciola hepatica
Paragonimus

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22
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What does clonorchis sinensis cause?

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Carcinoma of the bladder

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23
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Where does fasciola hepatica live?

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In the liver

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24
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Where does paragonimus live?

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In the lungs

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25
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How long are cestodes?

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2-3 metres long

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26
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What type of worm are cestodes?

27
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What are medically important cestodes?

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Taenia saginata
Taenia solium
Echinococcus granulosus

28
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What are ectoparasites?

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Blood sucking arthropods that attach or burrow into the skin and remain there for relatively long periods of time

29
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What are the medically important ectoparasites?

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Mites
Ticks
Lice
Flies

30
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What are the types of mites?

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Scabies

Trombiculid

31
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Where are scabies found?

A

Animal infected sand

32
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Where are trombiculid found?

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Found in vegetation

33
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What are the types of ticks?

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Hard and soft

34
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What are some examples of lice?

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Pediculus humans capitals
Pediculus humanus
Pthirus pubis

35
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What are some examples of neglected tropical diseases?

A

Lymphatic filariasis
Onchocerciasis
Guinea worm disease

36
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What are the types of parasitic host?

A

Intermediate

Definitive

37
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What is an intermediate host?

A

Host in which larval or asexual stages develop

38
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What is a definitive host?

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Host in which adult or sexual stage occurs

39
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What are the types of parasitic vectors?

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Mechanical

Biological

40
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What is a mechanical vector?

A

No development of parasite in vector

41
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What is a biological vector?

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When some stages of the life cycle occur

42
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What is the life cycle of schistosomiasis?

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Eggs expelled in urine or faeces
Develop in fresh water
Invade snails
Asexual reproduction that amplifies parasite number
Infect people when they come into contact with the infected water

43
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What is the primary determinant of parasite distribution in human populations?

A

Relative wealth

44
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What does DALY stand for?

A

Disability adjusted life expectancy

45
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What are the mode and opportunities for parasitic infection?

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Faeco-oral
Food
Complex life cycles
Etc

46
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How can you decrease the faeco-oral transmission of parasites?

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Household sanitation
Access to clean water
Personal hygiene behaviours

47
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How can you decrease the food transmission of parasites?

A

Animal husbandry,
Surveillance
Regulations and government controls

48
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How is chagas spread?

A

Bitten by bug which defecates on the skin

If you scratch the bite the faeces will enter

49
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What is chagas infected with?

A

Metacyclic trypomastigotes

50
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What do metacyclic trypomastigotes do?

A

Multiply in cells and burst them, spreading disease further

51
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What are the phases of chagas?

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Acute
Chronic indeterminate
Chronic determinate

52
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What are the organs most affected in chronic chagas?

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Heart and intestines

53
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Why does chronic chagas affect the heart and intestines?

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Damages the autonomic nervous system

54
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What complications in the mega colon are caused by chronic chagas?

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Hecatoma
Obstruction
Sigmoid volvulus
Ulceration
Perforation
55
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What is the pathogenesis of acute chagas?

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Tissue damage caused by inflammatory response to parasite

56
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What is the pathogenesis of indeterminate chronic chagas?

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Regulatory immune response characterised by IL-10 and IL-17

57
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Where are visceral leishmaniasis found?

A

Asia
Middle East/ Africa
Latin america

58
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Where (geographically) are cutaneous leishmaniasis found?

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Mediterranean

Central and South America

59
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What is the lifecycle of a leishmaniasis?

A

Sandfly bite

Promastigotes enter immune cells and replicate to form amastigotes

60
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What is the old world vector of leishmaniasis?

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Sergentomyia

61
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What are the new world vectors of leishmaniasis?

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Phlebotomus

62
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What is the reservoir of leishmaniasis?

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Domestic dogs and rodents like sloth

63
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How do cutaneous leishmaniasis present?

A

Small Papule that grows into a plaque

64
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How do you get a sample for cutaneous leishmaniasis?

A

Scrape from the edge of the plaque onto a slide, then stain with giemsa

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