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MOD 6 - Microbiology and Parasitology > Parasitology - Protozoans > Flashcards

Parasitology - Protozoans Flashcards

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entamoeba histolytica

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amebiasis (DOC: metronidazole)
bulls-eyed shape
fecal oral

sarcodina
sarcomastigaphora

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giardia lambia

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giardiasis (steotorrhea/fatty stool)
smelling greasy diarrhea
old man’s eyeglasses
fecal-oral

mastigaphora
sarcomastigaphora

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trichomonas vaginalis

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trichomoniasis/ vaginitis/ pingpong infection
yellow green frothy malodorous vaginal discharge
sexual fomites
no cyst stage

mastigaphora
sarcomastigaphora

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plasmodium falciparum

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malignant tertian/ pernicious malaria
deadliest
paroxysm: every 36-48 hrs
vector: female anopheles

sporozoa
apicomplexa

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plasmodium vivax

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benign tertian malaria
paroxysm: every 48 hrs
vector: female anopheles

sporozoa
apicomplexa

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plasmodium malariae

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quartan malaria
paroxysm: every 72 hrs
vector: female anopheles

sporozoa
apicomplexa

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plasmodium ovale

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ovale tertian malaria
paroxysm: every 48 hrs
vector: female anopheles

sporozoa
apicomplexa

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Malaria: DOC for acute attack and prophylaxis

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chloroquine

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Malaria: Tx for relapse malaria/ radical cure

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primaquine

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Malaria: chemoprophylaxis for chloroquine resistance

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mefloquinone

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Malaria: prophylaxis and tx for MDR falciparum malaria

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proguanil (100 mg) + atovaquone (250 mg)
“Malarone”

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Malaria: For malaria breakthrough

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pyrimethamine-sulfadozine

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toxoplasma gondii

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congenital toxoplasmosis/ chlorioretinitis
Tx: sulfadiazine & pyrimethamine

sporozoa
apicomplexa

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trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

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east african sleeping sickness
vector: tse-tse/glossina

DOC: suramin, pentamidine, melarsoprol

mastigaphora
sarcomastigaphora

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trypanosoma brucei gambianses

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west african sleeping sickness
vector: tse-tse/glossina

DOC: suramin, pentamidine, melarsoprol

mastigaphora
sarcomastigaphora

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trypanosoma cruzi

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american sleeping sickness/ Chaga’s disease
Vector: triatoma/ conenose bug/ kissing/reduviid

DOC: nitrofurtimox, benznidazole

mastigaphora
sarcomastigaphora

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balanthidium coli

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ciliophora
ciliophora

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leishmania donovani/ chagasi

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visceral leishmaniasis/ kala-azar/ dumdum fever
hepatomegaly & splenomegaly

Tx: antimonial stibogluconase (Stibofen)

mastigaphora
sarcomastigaphora

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leishmania braziliensis

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mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

mastigaphora
sarcomastigaphora

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