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Protozoa-intro Flashcards

1
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How do protozoa reproduce

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asexual

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What are some characteristics of Sarcomastigophora

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distinct nucleus
Flagella
Asexual
Direct and indirect lifecycles

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What is the main disease of Sarcomastigophora

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Giaridia

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4
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What are some characteristics of Giardia

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Transferred by fecal

Direct lifecycle

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5
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What is the most common form of giardia

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Duodenalis

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6
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What do you see in a fecal float of Giardia

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Cyst

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7
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Where do you see Giardia trophozoites

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Smears

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8
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What do Giardia trophozoites look like

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2 nuclei
8 flagella
Adhesive disk

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9
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How many nuclei does the Giardia cyst have

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4

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10
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What stage is Giardia transferred in

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Ingested in cyst stage

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11
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What are the clinical signs of Giardia

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Diarrhea

Majority asymptomatic

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12
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What are some characteristics of Tritichomonas

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Flagella
Undulating membrane
axostyle
pseudocysts
longitudinal binary fission
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13
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Characteristics of T. Foetus

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Bovine

Venerial disease

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14
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Clinical features of T. Foetus

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Early or late term abortions
breeding rates decrease
asymptomatic in bulls

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15
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How to diagnose Trich

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Collect organisms

Culture organisms

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16
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Characteristics of feline trich

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large bowel disease

chronic diarrhea

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17
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How do you diagnose feline Trichomoniasis

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Direct fecal smear

Culture

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18
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What’s the difference between Tritrich and Giardia movement

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Trich is spastic

Giardia is fluidlike

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19
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Characteristics of Trypanosomes

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Transmitted by blood feeding invertebrates
Kietoplast
Pleomorphic
cytoskeleton
Single nucleus
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20
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What is characteristic of trypomastigote

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Elongated cell body
single flagellum
newer infections
in blood

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21
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What is characteristic of amastigote

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Rounded cell body
Short flagellum
in muscles

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22
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What is the vector of Trypanosoma cruzi

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Reduviid bug

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23
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How is trypanosoma cruzi transferred

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Metacyclic trypomastigotes in the feces of indirect host

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24
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What organs do trypomastigotes target

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spleen
liver
lymph

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25
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What happens in acute disease of trypanosomaiasis

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myocarditis
lethargy
hepatomegaly

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26
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What happens in chronic infection of trypanosoma cruzi

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Dilated enlarged heart
arrhythmia
lethargy

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27
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How do diagnose trypanosoma cruzi

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TESA blot

ELISA

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28
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What are the treatments for Trypanosoma cruzi

29
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Characteristics of Apicomplexa

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Distinct nucleus
subpellicular tubules
Apical complex
Species/organ specific
monoxenous
30
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What species does Cystoisospora infect

A

dogs
cats
pigs
humans

31
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What species does Eimeria infect

A 
birds
cattle/small ruminates
horses
rodents
pigs
32
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How does both cystoisopora and Eimera reproduce

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Asexual and sexual reproduction
-sporogony
-schizogony
-gametogony
Sporulated oocyst
33
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What does the host injest

A

Sporulated oocyst

34
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Characteristics of sporulated Cystoisospora oocysts

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2 sporocysts each with 4 sporozoites

35
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Characteristics of sporulated Eimeria oocysts

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4 sporocysts each with 2 sporozoites

36
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What happens in sporogony

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oocyst replicates and releases many sporozoites

asexual in environment

37
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What happens in schizogony

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asexual inside host

38
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what is gametogony

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sexual inside of host

39
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What are some characteristics of Emieria

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Resistant oocyst
Development in ileum and colon
intracellular

40
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What are clinical signs of Eimeria

41
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Characterictics of E. bovis

A

easier to diagnose
Oocysts present when disease begins
Gametogony causes majority of damage

42
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Characteristics of E. zuernii

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most severe
Schizogony produces most damage
projectile bloody diarrhea
(basically like eating chipotle)

43
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Characteristics of Cystoisospora suis

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Pigs
1st disease of suckling piglets
Contaminated feces
sporozoites penetrate villous epithelium

44
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Clinical signs of Cystoisospora suis

A

pasty/liquid diarrhea

no blood in feces

45
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How to prevent Coccidiosis

A

reduce fecal contamination

automatic watering systems

46
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What is the main difference between esistoisporia and Cryptospordium

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Crypto can reinfect host

Sporogony is different

47
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clinical signs of crypto

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yellow, profuse, watery diarrhea

48
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What cell type are all Protozoa

A

Eukaryotic

49
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Hosts of toxoplasma gondii

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Intermediate: most mammals
Definitive: cats

50
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Transmission of Toxoplasmosis

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oocysts
raw meat
transplacental

51
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What are the three life stages of toxoplamsa

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Tachyzoite: asexual division, rapid, liver, lungs, spleen
Bradyzoites: slowly dividing, heart, brain, eyes
Sexual reproduction

52
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What is the main way cats get Toxoplasma Gondii

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Eat oocyst

also have tachyzoite: congenital, and bradyzoite: IH

53
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Where are oocysts located

54
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What stages of Toxoplasma are unique to cat

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Schizogony gametogony

55
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What varies the prepatent period of toxoplasma gondii

A

how the cat is infected

56
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Clinical signs of Toxoplasma gondii

A

no confirmed oocyst shedding

fever, anorexia, jaundice, death

57
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Diagnosis of toxoplasma gondii

A

Fecal float

58
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What are the DH and IH of Sarcocystis

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DH: carnivore
IH: herbivore

59
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What is the lifecycle of Sarcocystis

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Gametogony occurs in intestine of DH
Sporocytes released into feces
Schizogony occurs in endothelial cells of blood vessels
Ruptures and sarcocysts form in skeletal muscle

60
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Clinical signs of Sacocystis cruzi

A 
IH
fever
diarrhea
abortion
decreased milk yield
61
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What is a horse to Sarcocystis neurona

A

Dead end host

Schizonts develop in neural cells and destroy them

62
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What is the DH for Cytauxzoon felis

63
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what is the IH for Cytauxzoon felis

A

lonestar tick

dog tick

64
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What is the reservoir for Cytauxzoon felis

65
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Life cycle of cytauxzoon felis

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asexual repro in salivary glands of tick
schizogony occurs in macrophages of cat
merozoites released when macrophage ruptures
enter erythrocytes develop into piroplasms
tick ingests piroplasms

66
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How pathogenic is cytauxzoon felis

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very pathogenic

67
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What are the two forms of cytauxzoon felis

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fatal and non-fatal

68
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What is the most destructive phase of cytauxzoon felis

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Schizogenous phase

block blood vessels

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