Protozoan Flashcards
5 non flag intestinal protozoan
E. Histolytica, E. Hartmoni, E. Coli, E. polecki, e. nana
Big bad wolf of intestinal
E. histo
all Entamoeba genus have
cysts
E. histo troph location
inside RBC
E. histo # of nuclei in troph
4
All non path entamoeba
e. hartmoni, e. coli, e. polecki, e. nana
E. nana # of nuclei
4
E. polecki # of nuclei
1
E. hartmoni # of nuclei
4
E. coli # of nuclei
multinucleated
Dx for entamoebas
cysts/trophozoites in stool
infec for entamoebas
inhalation/consuming cysts
3 CNS/skin protozoan
N. Fowleri, acanthamoeba, B. mandrillas
Big bad CNS wolf
N. fowleri
N. fowleri patho
brain eating
N. fowleri infection
fresh, low o2 water
diagnostic N. fowleri
trophozoites in CSF
Acanthamoeba path
necrosis in eyes/skin
acanth infection
soil and fresh watrer
acanth diagnosis
cysts and tropho in tissue
All 6 blood and tissue
(leishmania and trypanasoma) L donovani, L brazil, L. tropica, T. Gambiense, T. rodesiense, T. cruzi
leishmania and trypanasoma have
NO cysts
L. donavani
visceral organs
All blood and tissue lifecycle (NOT T. CRUZI)
sand fly –> promastigotes phagocytized by neutrophil –> amastigotes in macro (DX) ->spreads to sand fly w/ blood meal
L. brazil
mucocutaneous membranes
L. tropica
cutaneous
T. Gambiense
W. african sleeping sickness
T. rhodesiense
E. African sleeping sickness
winterbottom’s sign
T. gamb and T. Rhodo, swollen lymphnodes
vector for t. gambiense and T. rhode
tsetse fly
T. cruzi
america sleeping sickness
romanas sign
t. cruzi., swelling of eye
vector for t. cruzi
triatomine
vector for l. donavani, L. brazil, L. trop
phlebotemus (sand fly)
5 flagellated intestinal
G. Lambia, D. fragilis, T. vaginilis, T. hominus, C. mesnili
big bad wolf flag intestinal
G. lambia
other names for giardia
bever fever, curse of leningrad
D. fragilis
less severe giardia
D. fragilis nuclei
2 w/ intracellular bodies
Trich vag
STD!
T. hominus
same as trich, non path, long skirt
short skirt long skirt
trich vs hom (undulating membrane)
C. Mesnili
non path, GI tract, 4 flagella
protozoan w/ no cysts
N. Fowleri, acanthomeba, D. fragilis, T. vag/ T. homi
4 sporozoans
T. Gondi, C parvum, I. belli, B. microti/divergens
T. Gondi
cat
2nd leading cause of foodbourne illness
T> gondi
def host of t. gondi
cat
C. parvum
immunocomp people and swimming pools/cows
I belli
ovular ova w/ clear binary fission (belly is a slut, 2 nuclei Conrad and Jeremiah)
B. microti
MOUSE or tick (ioxides)
babesia sign
maltese cross