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Parasitology - Classification And Amoeba Flashcards

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Types of Amoeba

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Intestinal
Free living

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Examples of intestinal Amoeba

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E. Histolytica
E. Coli

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Examples of Free living Amoeba

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Naegleria fowleri
Acanthamoeba

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Example of Ciliated Parasites

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Bolantidium Coli

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Example of Flagellated Parasites

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Intestine - Giardia lamblia
Genital - Trichomonas vaginalis
Blood and tissue - Leishmania, Trypanosoma

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Examples of Sporozoan parasites

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Malaria, Babesia
Toxoplasma, Coccidian parasites

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Stages of Entamoeba histolytica

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3 stages
Trophozoite
Pre-cyst
Cyst - Infective stage

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Host in case of Entamoeba histolytica

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Humans

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Infective form in case of Entamoeba histolytica

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Quadrinucleated cyst

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Infective dose of Entamoeba histolytica

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Small infectivity dose - less than 100 cysts

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Entamoeba histolytica cysts can survive in

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Chlorination of water

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Mode of transmission of Entamoeba histolytica

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Feco oral (MC)
Rarely homosexual

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13
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Which organisms needs Small infectivity dose

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CHHOTA SMALL
C - Cryptosporidium
H - E. Histolytica
H - eHec
S - Shigella
Giardia lamblia

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Virulence factor in case of Entamoeba histolytica

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Gal/Gal NAC lectin antigen

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Enzymes involved in Entamoeba histolytica

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Metallo- collagenase
Neuraminidase

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Life cycle of Entamoeba histolytica

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Ingestion of mature cyst (Feco oral) - Excystation in Small intestine - Formation of 8 trophozoites - Encystation in large intestine - Cyst formation - Cysts nd trophozoites passed in feces - In environment cyst survives - again ingestion

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Organs affected in Entamoeba histolytica

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Intestine - Travellers diarrhea

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Ulcer seen in intestine due to Entamoeba histolytica infection

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Flask shaped ulcer - Inside flask - Trophozoites + which engulfed the RBCs (Erythrophagocytosis)

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Clinical features of Entamoeba histolytica infection

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Asymptomatic intraluminal amoebiasis (M/C)
Amoebic colitis - bloody diarrhea

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Complications of Entamoeba infection

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Appendicitis
Perforation
Peritonitis

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Most common extraintestinal organ involved in Entamoeba infection

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Liver - Right lobe (Post superior surface of liver) - leading to Amoebic liver abscess

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Gross finding in case of Amoebic liver abscess

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Anchory sauce appearance

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Microscopic examination finding in Amoebic liver abscess

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Trophozoites in pus

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Ameboma/Amoebic granuloma involves which region

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Chronic condition
Rectosigmoid region

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25
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Trogocytosis means

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Attachment of Gal/Gal NAC Lectin - killing/Nibbling of cell

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26
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Sample taken for diagnosis of Entamoeba

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2 stool samples (consecutive days) - intermittent shedding

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Finding of stool samples in Entamoeba infection

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Trophozoites in stool - Active disease
Only cyst in stool - Carrier state

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Trophozoites appearance in Entamoeba histolytica infection

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Has pointed pseudopedia
Nucleus - 1 (central karysome) - Cart wheel nucleus
Shows Erythrophagocytosis

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Cyst seen in Entamoeba histolytica infection

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Quadrinucleated cyst (1-4 nuclei)
Chromatid body/bar

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Composition and stain used to see Chromatid body/bar

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Composition - Ribonucleoprotein
Stain - iron hematoxylin

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Cyst in E. Coli

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Cyst - nuclei 1-8,
Thin Filamentous chromatoidal bar

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Trophozoites seen in E coli

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Blunt pseudopodia
Nucleus - 1 (Eccentric karyosome)
No RBC engulfed

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Culture media used for diagnosis of Entamoeba infection

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Polyxenic medium
Axenic culture medium

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Polyxenic medium used for diagnosis of Entamoeba

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Supplemented with bacteria (low parasite load)
Nelson culture
Balamuth medium
Bocck and Dr Bohlar medium

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Axenic medium used for diagnosis of Entamoeba

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Pure, no bacterial supplementation
Diamond medium

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Miscellaneous stool M/E finding in Entamoeba infection

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Charco Leydeu crystal -
Composition - Galactin 10 from Eosinophils

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Treatment of Entamoeba infection

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Metronidazole X 10 days
Followed by luminal amoebicide Paramomycin (for asymptomatic carrier)

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Different type of Entamoeba species are differentiated on basis of

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PCR
Enzyme studies (Zymodene Studies)

39
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Free living Amoeba includes

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Naegleria
Acanthamoeba
Balamuthia

40
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Human acquires Naegleria fowleri infection while

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Swimming

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Naegleria fowleri entry site and causes which disease

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Enters via cribriform plate - reaches brain - cause PAM(Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis)

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Trophozoites of Naegleria fowleri shows

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Flagella

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Trophozoites in Acanthamoeba shows

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Spinous Acanthopodia

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Disease caused by Acanthamoeba

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Granulomatous Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (GAM)

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Most common Risk factor in case of Naegleria fowleri and Acanthamoeba

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N. Fowleri - Swimming
Acanthamoeba - Immunodeficiency

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Infective forms of Naegleria fowleri and Acanthamoeba

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N. Fowleri - Trophozoite Acanthamoeba - Trophozoite (spikes) and Cyst (wrinkled outer wall)

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Clinical course of Naegleria fowleri and Acanthamoeba infection

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N. Fowleri - Acute (Fatal <5 days)
Acanthamoeba - chronic

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Spread of Naegleria fowleri and Acanthamoeba

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N. Fowleri - Neural
Acanthamoeba - Blood

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Diagnosis of N. Fowleri

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CSF - Trophozoite
Increased polymorphs

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Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba

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On Brain Biopsy - Trophozoites and Cysts

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Culture used for Naegleria fowleri and Acanthamoeba

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Non nutrient agar (NNA) with lawn culture of E coli

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Culture used for Naegleria fowleri

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Non nutrient agar (NNA) with lawn culture of E coli

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Gold standard method of diagnosis for N. Fowleri and Acanthamoeba

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NAAT

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Treatment of N. Fowleri infection

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Amphotericin B

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Treatment of Acanthamoeba

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Pentamidine + Azole + Sulfonamide + Flucytosine

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Balamuthia Mandullaris causes

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Granulomatous Amoebic encephalitis (GAE)

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Infective form of Balamuthia Mandullaris

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Trophozoites - fish shaped
Cyst - smooth

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Balamuthia Mandullaris can infect which type of patients

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Can occur in both immunocompromised and Immunocompetent individuals

59
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Acanthamoeba can also cause which eye related complication

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Contact lens keratitis

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Which is only Ciliated Parasite of humans

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Balantidium coli

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Which is the largest protozoa invading human intestine

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Balantidium coli

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Infective form for Balantidium coli

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Cyst

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Nucleus in case of Balantidium coli

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Both trophozoites and cyst have binucleated - macro and micronucleus

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Motility shown by Balantidium coli

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Rotating motility

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Reservoir in case of Balantidium coli

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Pig

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Treatment of Balantidium coli infection

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Doxycycline

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