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protests 1 hemoflagellates kinetoplastea Flashcards

1
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protists euks or proks

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euks

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protists taxonomy

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kingdom- protozoa

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excavata taxonomy

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  • kingdom- protozoa

- class- excavata

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excavata aka

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flagelates

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excavata repro

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asexual multiplication via binary fission

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excavata motion

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undulipodium eukaryote flagellum for locomotion

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excavata contains what order

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  • kinetoplasts = haemoflagellates?
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kinetoplast taxonomy

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  • kingdom- protozoa

- class- excavata

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kinetoplasts id

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  • v large mitochondria (kinetoplast) at base of flagellum

- contins a lot of dan used to study dna editing

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kinetoplasts includes what fams

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  • trypanosomatida

- leishmania

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trypanosomatida taxonomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
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trypanosome shape

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  • elongated spindle shaped cell w/ single nucleotide and flagellum from kinetoplast (anterior end)
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trypanosome types

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  • amastigote
  • promastitoge
  • epimastigote
  • trypomastigote
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amastigote id

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lacks flagellum

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promastigote id

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kinetoplast near anterior end

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epimastigote id

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kinetoplast immediately anterior to nuc

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trypomastigote id

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kinetoplast posterior to nucleus

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trypanosomatida tranmission

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from host to host by blood sucking instects

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trypanosomatida organ/ cell effected

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live in blood, lymph, and tissue spaces

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salivarian trypanosoma taxonomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
  • group- salivarian
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salivarian trypanosoma trnamission

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  • saliva of vector, bite associated transmission
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trypanosoma bruceli taxonomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
  • group- salivarian
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trypanosoma bruceli host

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ruminants

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trypanosoma stage

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only stage a trypanosome

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trypanosoma bruceli life cycle

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tsetse takes bld meal -> trypomastigote injected into blood -> multiply by binary fission -> tsetse takes blood meal -> transform and multiply by binary fission in midgut -> leave midgut and transform into epimastigotes -> mult in salivary gland

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trypanosoma bruceli transmission

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tsetse saliva

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trypanosoma bruceli organ/ cell effected

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develop in bld plasma

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trypanosoma bruceli dx

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  • African sleeping sickness (perivascular cuffing of lymphocytes in brain)
  • fatal nagana dx
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trypanosoma bruceli location

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sub saharan africa

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trypanosoma bruceli reservours

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wild ruminants

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trypanosoma congolense taxonomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
  • group- salivarian
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trypanosoma congolense host

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ruminants

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33
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trypanosoma congolense life cycle

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tsetse takes bld meal -> trypomastigote injected into blood -> multiply by binary fission -> tsetse takes blood meal -> transform and multiply by binary fission in midgut -> leave midgut and transform into epimastigotes -> mult in salivary gland

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34
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trypanosoma congolense transmission

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tsetse saliva

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trypanosoma congolense dx

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fatal nagana dx

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36
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trypanosoma congolense location

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sub saharan africa

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trypanosoma congolense reserviour

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wild ruminants

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38
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trypanosoma vivax taxonomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
  • group- salivarian
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trypanosoma vivax host

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livestock

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40
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trypanosoma vivax transmission

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biting flies other than tsetese saliva

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41
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trypanosoma vivax dx

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  • Acute – High parasitemia, mucosal & serosal hemor-rhages
  • Chronic – Anemia, emaciated
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trypanosoma vivax location

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  • subsaharan africa

- central and south america

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trypanosoma vivax reserviour

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  • wild ungulates in Africa

- deer in americas

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trypanosoma evansi taxonomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
  • group- salivarian
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trypanosoma evansi host

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domestic animals

46
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trypanosoma evansi transmission

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  • tabanidae (biting flies) saliva

- vampire bats saliva

47
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trypanosoma evansi dx

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surra

48
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trypanosoma evansi location

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  • africa north of sahara
  • Asia
  • tropical america
49
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trypanosoma equiperdum

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
    group- salivarian
50
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trypanosoma equiperdum host

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horses

51
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trypanosoma equiperdum life cycle

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does not require intermediate host

52
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trypanosoma equiperdum transmission

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sexually transmitted dx of horse

53
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trypanosoma equiperdum dx

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dourine;

  • swelling of genitalia and mucoid dc if acute
  • circular silver dollar plaques on skin
  • emaciation paresis, fever, death if chronic
54
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trypanosoma equiperdum erradication

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eradicated from us and Canada

55
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trypanosoma salivarian group members

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  • trypanosoma brucei
  • trypanosoma congolense
  • trypanosoma vivax
  • trypanosoma evansi
  • trypanosoma equiperdum
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stercorean trypanosoma taxnomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
    group- stercorean
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stercorean trypanosoma tranismssion

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in feces of vector

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trypanosoma cruzi taxnomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
    group- stercorean
59
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stercorean trypanosoma group members

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  • trypanosoma cruzi
  • trypanosoma cervi
  • trypanosoma thileri
  • trypanosoma melophagium
60
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trypanosoma cruzi lifecycle

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Triatomine bug takes blood -> Pass trypomastigote in feces then enter cells at bite wound ->Transform into amastigotes ->Multiply in cells  Transform into trypomastigotes and burst out of cell into blood -> Bug takes blood meal -> Epimastigotes in midgut ->Multiply -> Trypo-mastigotes in hindgut

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trypanosoma cruzi host

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humans, dogs, other mammals

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trypanosoma cruzi transmission

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  • Triatomine bugs genera Triatoma, Rhodnius, Pan-strongylus

- Dogs & cats can also get it by eating infected rats

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trypanosoma cruzi organ/ cell effected

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cells and blood

64
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trypanosoma cruzi dx

A

American Trypano-somiasis (Chaga’s Disease)

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American Trypano-somiasis (Chaga’s Disease)

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1 of the big 5 neglected parasite diseases in the USA

  • Enters muscle & nerve cells causing mega-esophagus, megacolon, heart disease
  • spread by trypanosoma cruzi
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trypanosoma cruzi location

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South & Central America, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Oklahoma

67
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trypanosoma cruzi reserviours

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  • opossums
  • armadillos
  • rats
  • g pigs
  • cats
  • racoons
  • monkeys
68
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trypanosoma cervi taxonomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
    group- stercorean
69
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trypanosoma cervi host

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  • reindeer
  • white tailed deer
  • elk
  • mule deer
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trypanosoma cervi location

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alaska and florida

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trypanosoma cervi pathogenesis

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non pathogenic

72
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trypanosoma theileri taxnomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
    group- stercorean
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trypanosoma theileri host

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cattle

74
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trypansoma theileri id

A

HUGE

75
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trypanosome theileri transmission

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tabanid flies

76
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trypanosome theileri pathogenesis

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non-pathogenic

77
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trypanosoma melophagium taxnomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- trypanosomatida
    group- stercorean
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trypanosoma melophagium host

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sheep

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trypanosoma melophagium transmission

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melophagus ovinus (sheep ked)

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trypanosome melophagium location

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worldwide

81
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trypanosome melophagium pathogenesis

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non pathogenic

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leishmania taxnomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- leishmania
83
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leishmania host

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  • dog main host

- human accidental

84
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leishmania life cycle

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Sandfly takes blood & injects promastigotes into skin -> Taken up by macrophages -> Transform into amastigotes -> Multiply in cells -> Sandfly takes blood & ingests infected macrophage -> Transform into promastigote in midgut -> Divide in midgut & migrate to probiscus

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leishmania transmission

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phlebotimine sandfly

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leishmania organ/ cell effected

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parasites of macrophage

usually affect skin but can be visceral (spleen and liver)

87
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leishemia location

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mainly

  • caribbean
  • subsaharan africa
  • brazil
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leishmania types

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  • amistigotes in vertebrates (macrophages)

- promastigotes in flies

89
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leishmania infantum taxnomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- leishmania
90
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leishmania infantum host

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dogs and cats

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leishmania infantum dx

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  • visceral leishmaniasis w/ cutaneous lesions
92
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leishmania infantum reserviour

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  • dogs = major reserviours for human infection

- target of eradication in many countries

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leismainia donovani taxnomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- leishmania
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leishmania donovani huost

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humans only

95
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leishmania donovani dx

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vesceral leishmaniasis

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leishmania tropica taxnomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- leishmania
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leishmania tropica hosts

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  • humans
  • dogs
  • rodents
  • wild mammals
98
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leishmania tropica dx

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  • cutaneous leishmaniasis
99
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leishmania tropica location

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Eurasia and africa

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leishmania mexicana taxonomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- leishmania
101
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leishmania mexicana dx

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cutaneous lesions

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leishmania mexicana location

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the americas

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leishmania mexicana reserviours

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various animal reserviours

104
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leishmania brazilienesis taxonomy

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  • kingdom- protzoa
  • class excavata
  • order- kinetoplasts
  • fam- leishmania
105
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leishmania brazilinesis dx

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  • mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

- horrible lesions that eat off your nose and lips

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leishmania braziliensis location

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  • the americas down through Peru

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