Protozoa Para Lab

Question 1

7 species of amoeba in humans

Answer 1

E. histolytica
E. dispar
E. moshkovskii
E. hartmanni
E. coli
Endolimax nana
Iodamoeba butschlii

Question 2

Used to differentiate
E. histo
E. dispar
E. moshkovskii

Answer 2

• Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Restricted Fragment Length Polymorphism
• Monoclonal antibody typing

Question 3

Diagnostic stage of Naegleria

Answer 3

Cyst or trophs

Question 4

What is the opposite of E. histolytica in morphology

Answer 4

E. coli

Question 5

Lab diagnosis of Flagellates

Answer 5

Trophs or cyst in stool

Question 6

Habitat of flagellates

Answer 6

Small intestine

Question 7

Flagellate that is bilaterally similar

Answer 7

Giardia lamblia

Question 8

No. Of nucleus in Giardia lamblia

Answer 8

2-4 nucleus

Question 9

Old man w/ glasses

What motility?

Answer 9

Giardia lamblia troph

Falling leaf motility

Question 10

Diagnosis of Giardia lamblia

Answer 10

DFS
Concentration technique
Entero-string test
Duodenal biopsy
ELISA using giardial antigen in stool

Question 11

Smallest flagellate

Answer 11

Trichomonas tenax

Question 12

Trichomonas tenax inhabits?

Answer 12

Oral cavity

Question 13

Flagellate that has no known cyst stage

Answer 13

Trichomonas tenax

Question 14

Largest trichomonas

Answer 14

Trichomonas vaginalis

Question 15

Motility of T. vaginalis

Answer 15

Jerky/thumbling

Question 16

Who are the asymptomatic carrier of T. vaginalis?

Answer 16

Males

Question 17

Specimen of choice for female in T. vaginalis

Answer 17

Urine

Question 18

Specimen of choice in male for T. vaginalis

Answer 18

Semen

Question 19

Stains used in Trichomonas vaginalis

Answer 19

Giesma stain
Romanowsky
Acridine orange
Pap stain