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Plasmodium Flashcards

1
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5 Plasmodium species that infect humans

A

○ Plasmodium falciparum
○ Plasmodium malariae
○ Plasmodium ovale
○ Plasmodium vivax
○ Plasmodium knowlesi (beyonce)

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2
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Most virulent plasmodium species

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P. falciparum

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3
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Kingdom of Plasmodium

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Protista

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4
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Knobs in the RCBs due to P. falciparum infections are _____

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Protein deposits

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5
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Knobs of RBCs will attach to glycoproteins which eventually causes _____

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Sequestration

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6
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Plasmodium species distributed in tropical Africa

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P. ovale

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7
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Rarest malaria species

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P. ovale

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8
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This malaria species is characterized by relapse

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P. vivax

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9
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Absence of _____ renders the individual resistant to P. vivax

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Duffy antigen

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10
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Malaria species which causes severe malaria in humans

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P. knowlesi

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11
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mal’aria means _____

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Spoiled air

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12
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Discovered that malaria was caused by Plasmodium parasite

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Charles Louis Alphonse

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13
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Discovered that the vector Anopheles mosquito transmits malaria

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Major Ronal Ross

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14
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Definite host of malaria

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Anopheline female mosquito

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15
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To start the cycle, an infected female Anopheles mosquito injects _____ into the skin while feeding

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sporozoites

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16
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Also known as the Exo-erythrocytic cycle/stage

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Human liver stage

17
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Within liver cells, the parasites undergo asexual reproduction and develop into ____

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schizonts

18
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After schizonts rupture the hepatic cells, thousands of individual _____ merozoites are released into the bloodstream

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merozoites

19
Q

Male and female forms of the parasite

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gametocytes

20
Q

Gold standard for Malaria diagnosis

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Microscopy

21
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Thick blood smear is used to _____

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count parasitemia

22
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Thin Blood smear is used to ____

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identify species to help in treatment

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