Protozoa and Worms Flashcards
1
Q
Giardia
A
Trasmission via Cysts Causes: Diarrhea Drug Therapy: Metronidazole Flagella Asexual
2
Q
Trichomonas
A
Causes: Vaginitis
Drug Therapy: Metronidazole
flagella
Asexual
3
Q
Entamoeba
A
Trasmission via Cysts Causes: Diarrhea, dysentery, liver abscess, invasive Drug Therapy: Metronidazole psudopods Asexual
4
Q
Cryptosporidium
A
Causes: Diarrhea
Drug therapy: TMP/SMX
apical microtubule complex
may have sexual stage
5
Q
Isospora
A
Causes: Diarrhea
Drug therapy: TMP/SMX
apical microtubule complex
may have sexual stage
6
Q
Toxoplasma
A
Causes: CNS infection, diarrhea Drug therapy: Pyrimethamine either with sulfonamides or clindamycin Transmission via cysts apical microtubule complex may have sexual stage
7
Q
Types of worms
A
Nematodes
Trematodes
Cestodes
8
Q
Taenia solium
A
Pig tape worm
cestodes
occurs world wide
9
Q
Enterobius vermiecularis
A
Pin worm
Nematode
occurs world wide
10
Q
sarcocystis
A
protozoa that causes diarrhea
pg 31
11
Q
plasmodium
A
protozoa that causes malaria
pg 31
12
Q
pneumocystis jirovecii
A
protozoa that causes pneumonia in HIV pt/immunocompromised. It is opportunistic.
pg 31
