Study aid - Protozoology Flashcards
1
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- What are the development stages of the protozoa?
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a. Trophozoit and cyst
2
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- What are the properties of the trophozoit?
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a. Can move, feed, multiply and die
3
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- What are the properties of the cyst?
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a. Is responsible for surviving in unfavourable environment, not showing biochemical activity is a dormant structure
4
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- How can the protozoa be classified?
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By the type of movement: amoeba, ciliate, flagellate and sporozoa
5
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- List amoebas
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a. Entamoaeba sp., Acantamoeba sp., Naegleria sp.
6
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- What is the causative agent of amoebic dysentery?
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a. Entamoeba histolytica
7
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- What can Entamoeba histolytica cause?
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a. amoebic dysentery, liver, lung and brain abscess
8
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- Which protozoon can cause prostatitis?
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a. Trichomonas vaginalis
9
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- Which protozoon can spread by sexual contact?
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a. Trichomonas vaginalis
10
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- Which protozoa can spread by the bite of sand fly?
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a. Leishmania sp.
11
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- What kind of disease can be caused by Leishmania sp.?
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a. Cutan, mucocutan and visceral leishmaniosis
12
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- How can leishmaniosis diagnose?
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a. Giemsa-staining of biopsied material
13
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- Treatment of leishmaniosis?
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a. stibogluconate in combination with g-IFN and amphotericin-B
14
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- What is the final host of Toxoplasma gondii?
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Cats
15
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- In which population can Toxoplasma cause serious disease?
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a. In pregnant women and in immunocompromised population
