Protist Pathogens

Question 1

Kinetoplastids

Answer 1

• 1 flagellum
• 1 large mitochondrion
• contains network of circular dna

Question 2

Cutaneous leishmaniasis

Answer 2

• sores that progress into ulcers
• transmission through rodents and sloths
• intracellular parasite that lives within the lysosome of macrophages

Question 3

Mucotaneous leishmaniasis

Answer 3

• May have progressed from cutaneous

- mucosal surfaces are affected

Question 4

Visceral leishmaniasis

Answer 4

• macrophages migrate and spread the infection throughout the body to the organs
• affects the spleen, liver and bone marrow lowering the number of blood cells
• immunosuppressive