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Quix Flashcards

1
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The 2 under of Trypanosoma Brucei (T. Brucei)

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  • Animal parasite
  • Causes nagana’s disease
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Humans are prone to T.b. gambience due to the parasites’s resistance to trypanolytic factors and coexistence to malaria

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Trypanosoma brucei

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Whose reservoir of Dogs, pigs, sheep?

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Trypanosoma brucei

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4
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Inflammation, swelling of lymph nodes

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Winterbottom’s sign

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The 2 winterbottom’s sign LAB DIAGNOSIS

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Febrile stage: Blood and lymp nodes aspirate
Sleeping stage: CSF

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6
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5 Animal Trypanosomes

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Trypanosoma brucei brucei
T. Congolense and T. Vivax
Trypanosma evansi
Trypanosma equiperdum
Trypanosma lewisi

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7
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Causes “nagana” - cattle disease

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Trypanosoma brucei brucei

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Similar to T. brucei brucei

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T. Congolense and T. Vivax

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9
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Causes “Surra-horse disease” , transmitted by flies (tabanidae and stomoxys)

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Trypanosma evansi

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“Stallion’s disease-horse disease” - horse sexual route

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Trypanosma equiperdum

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11
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Rodent infections

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Trypanosma lewisi

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12
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C shaped or U shaped (sometimes can be s)

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Trypomastigotes

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13
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Develop in muscle/tissues, multiply in macrophages

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Amastigotes

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14
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Unilateral swelling of eyelids, characteristic of CHAGAS DISEASE

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Romanas sign

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15
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  • Only significant ciliate
  • Largest pathogenic protozoan
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Neobalantidium coli

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16
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Most prevalent in the world

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Plasmodium vivax or P.vivax

17
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Most prevalent in the Philippines

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Plasmodium falciparum or P.falciparum

18
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Male sex cell of malaria

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Microgametocyte

19
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Female sex cell of malaria

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Macrogametocyte

20
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Sexual production of malaria parasite in mosquito

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Sporogony

21
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Asexual reproduction of malaria in man

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Schizogony

22
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Extract blood if temperature is 39°c or above

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Malaria

23
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The 3 pathogenicity

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  • Black water fever
  • Jaundice
  • Suppressive
24
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Uses fluorochrome acridine orange

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Quantitative buffy coat (QBC) Technique

25
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Mistaken as P.falciparum rings

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Babesia microti

26
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Causes red water fever in cattles

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Babesia bigemia

27
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Order of infection to hosts

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Babesia

28
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“MALTESE CROSS” formation only in RBC resembles P.falciparum rings

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Morphology

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