Protozoans Flashcards
What are the intestinal protozoan infections
Amebiasis and girardiasis
What is the primary mode of transmission for the amoebae
Ingestion of the infective stage in fecally contaminated food or water
How do amoebae move
Move by pseudopodia
Are amoebas prokaryotic or eukaryotic
Eukaryotic
How do ameobas eat
Phagocytosis by pseudopodia
How do ameobas reproduce
Binary fission
What is the function of the trophozoite stage of amoebas
Reproducing, feeding
Where can trophozoites of amoebas be found in the body
Lower gastrointestinal tract
What is the infective stage of the amoebas
Non feeding cysts
How does the trophozoite arise in humans from amoebas
Cysts swallowed and passed to lower intestines then excyst and multiply
What is passed from the host of the amoebas
Cyst is passed from host to environment by fecal matter
What amoeba causes amebic dysentery
Entamoeba histolytica
