Quiz 4 specifics Flashcards
What are the characteristics of pneumocystitis jirovecci
Ground glass apperance on x-ray, TMP-SMX for treatment, common pnumonea in HIV pts
Who is at risk for an Aspergillus infection
Immunocompromized individuals- get lung fungal balls
Routes of transmission for protozoa infections
waterborn, foodborn, mice, fecal-oral
What is the common route of transmission of Cyrptocporidium
Waterborn, foodborn, mice/birds
Causes vomitting/cramps/diarrhea
What is the common route of transmission for entamoeaba histolytica
Fecal-oral
Cysts are ingested and become trophozoites
What is the common pathophysiology for plasmodium falciparum
Malaria- mosquito,
Creates sticky knobs on RBC’s
What pathogen creates sticky knobs on RBC’s?
Malaria is caused by this- Plasmodium Falciparum
Trichinella Spirals route of transmission
Mosquitoes, feces in soil
Life cycle of ascaris lumbriocides
Can grow 1 foot long, ingested through fecal-oral route, they travel to the lungs and are coughed up, and then swollowed in the digestive tract
Which pathogen is ingested fecal-orally, coughed up through the lungs, and then swollowed again to be in the digestive tract?
Ascaris lumbricoides
What are Schistosoma’s intermediate host?
Snails
What have snails as their intermediate host
Schistosoma
What pathogen creates a ground glass apperance on x-rays
Pneumocystis jirovecci
