Protozoa Flashcards

1
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Tissue invading intestinal protozoa

A

Entamoeba Histolytica

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2
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Protozoan stage in liquid feces; motile stage

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Trophozoite stage

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3
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Protozoan stage likely to be recovered in formed feces; immotile form

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Cyst

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4
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Infective stage of E.histolytica

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Quadrinucleated cyst

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5
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Species of amoeba with large glycogen mass

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Iodamoeba butschlii

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6
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Species of amoeba likely to ingest RBC in its cytoplasm

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Entamoeba histolytica

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7
Q

Protozoan parasite with cats/feline as definitive host

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Toxoplasma gondii

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8
Q

Infective stage of plasmodium to man

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Sporozoites

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9
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Infective stage of Plasmodium to vector

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Gametocytes

Female: Macro gametocytes

Male: Micro gametocytes

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10
Q

Maurer’s dots, aplique accole forms with BANANA SHAPED🍌, crescent shaped gametocytes

A

Plasmodium falciparum

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11
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ROSETTE merozoites, band form trophozoite

A

Plasmodium malariae

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12
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Schuffner’s granules, amoeboid trophozoite

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Plasmodium vivax

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13
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Species of amoeba with sluggish non-directed motility

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Entamoeba coli

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14
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Intestinal flagellate exhibiting kite-like🪁 or falling leaf like motility

A

Giardia lambia

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15
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Intestinal protozoa with directional tumbling motility

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Balantidium coli

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16
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An ameboflage llate, causative agent of Primary amebic meningoen cephalitis

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Naegleria fowleri

17
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Protozoan parasite that assumes a shepherd’s cook appearance

A

Chylomastix mensnili

18
Q

Gold standard for malaria detection

A

Thick and thin blood smear

19
Q

Intraerythrocytic parasite transmitted thru tick bites/assumes amaltese cross appearance of trophozoite

A

Babesa microto

20
Q

Chaga’s disease/South american trypanosomiasis or new world trypanosomiasis

A

Trypanosoma cruzi

21
Q

Infective stage and diagnostic stage of C.parvum

A

Ooctsr

22
Q

Protozoan parasite that shows auto fluorescence

A

Cyclospora cayetanensis

23
Q

Transmitted by SANDFLIES/Phlebotomos

A

Leishmania spp.

L.donivani
L.tropica
L.braziliensis

24
Q

Causative agent of Granulomatous amebic meningoencephalitis

A

Acanthamoeba and balamuthia

25
Q

Transmitted by TSE TSE flies/Glossina species

A

Trypanosoma gambiense

Trypanosoma rhodesiense

26
Q

West African sleeping sickness

A

T.gambiense

27
Q

East African sleeping sickness

A

T.rhodesiense

28
Q

Infective stage of Leishmania species to man

A

Promastigote

29
Q

Visceral Leishmanias is/DUMDUM fever/Kalaazar

A

L.donovani

30
Q

Idone cyst

A

Iodamoeba butchilii

31
Q

Smallest intestinal protozoa, CROSS-EYED cyst

A

Endolimax nana

32
Q

Trophozoite with KIDNEY SHAPED macronucleus and SPHERICAL micronucleus

A

Balantidium coli

33
Q

Oriental sore/cutaneous leishmaniasis

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L.tropica

34
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Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis

A

L.braziliensis

35
Q

Currently morphologically closest to E.histolytica

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Entamoeba dispar