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Plasmodium Flashcards

1
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Member of Class_____

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Sporozoa

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2
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Causes malaria in ____ and_____

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mammals and birds

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3
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The asexual cycle (schizogony) takes place in the RBC of_____

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vertebrates

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4
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The sexual cycle (sporogony) takes place in

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mosquitoes

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5
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Asexual cycle

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Schizogony

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6
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Sexual cycle

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Sporogony

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7
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Five Species of Plasmodia

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  1. Plasmodium vivax
  2. Plasmodium malariae
  3. Plasmodium falciparum
  4. Plasmodium ovale
  5. Plasmodium knowlesi
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8
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Plasmodium vivax

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Benign Tertian Malaria

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9
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Plasmodium malariae

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Quartan Malaria or Malariae malaria

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10
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Plasmodium falciparum

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Malignant Tertian Malaria

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11
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Plasmodium ovale

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Benign Tertian Ovale Malaria

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12
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Mosquito Vectors FMBaLiMa

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Anopheles flavirostris

Anopheles mangyanus

Anopheles balabacensis

Anopheles litoralis

Anopheles maculatus

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13
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principal vector which breed in slow-flowing, partly shaded clean mountain streams in the Philippines

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Anopheles flavirostris

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14
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▪ clean stream breeder

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Anopheles mangyanus

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15
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▪forest rain pool breeder

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Anopheles balabacensis

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16
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▪ brackish water

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Anopheles litoralis

17
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▪ stream breeder

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Anopheles maculatus

18
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ERYTHROCYTIC SCHIZOGONY

P. vivax & P. ovale

19
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ERYTHROCYTIC SCHIZOGONY

P. malariae

20
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ERYTHROCYTIC SCHIZOGONY

P. falciparum

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  • RBC of all stages
21
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THE MALARIA PARASITE

Three developmental stages seen in blood films:

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  1. Trophozoite
  2. Schizont
  3. Gametocyte
22
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Features of Plasmodium

nvcs

A

vacuole

nucleus/ chromatin dot

cytoplasm

stippling

23
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All stages.

Wide range of stages may be seen on given film.

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Stages found in circulating blood

P vivax

24
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All stages.

Wide variety of stages usually not seen.

Relatively few rings, gametocytes generally present.

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Stages found in circulating blood

P. malariae

25
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All stages

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Stages found in circulating blood

P. ovale

26
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Rings and or gametocytes.

Other stages develop in blood vessels of internal organs but are not seen in peripheral blood except in severe infections.

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Stages found in circulating blood

P. falciparum

27
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Size of RBCs

• Enlarged:

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Size of RBC

P. vivax
P. ovale

28
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Size of RBCs

Not enlarged:

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Size of RBCs

P. falciparum
P. malariae

29
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Infection of RBCs

• Single:

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Infection of RBCs

• suggestive

usually of P. vivax

30
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Infection of RBCs

Multiple:

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Infection of RBCs

• common to P. falciparum

31
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Presence of stipplings or clefts

P. vivax or P. ovale

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• Stipplings clearly visible (Schuffner’s )

32
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Presence of stipplings or clefts

P. falciparum or P. malariae

A

Stipplings not clearly visible

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