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THE PROTOZOANS Flashcards

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intestinal and atrial amebae

A
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Entamoeba dispar
  • Entamoeba hartmanni
  • Entamoeba coli
  • Endolimax nana
  • Iodamoeba butschlii
  • Entamoeba gingivalis
  • Entamoeba polecki
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only pathogenic and invasive species

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Entamoeba histolytica

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3
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hallmark of E. histolytica

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Ingests RBC

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4
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identical to E. histolytica (nonpathogenic and noninvasive)

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Entamoeba dispar

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5
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other terms for E. dispar

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moushkouski/bangladeshi

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6
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small race of E. histolytica (size is half of E. histolytica)

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Entamoeba hartmanni

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  • up to 8 nuclei
  • mature cyst
  • most number of nuclei in amoebas
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Entamoeba coli

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8
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cross eyed cyst

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Endolimax nana

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9
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dwarf internal slug (trophozoite) sluggish motion

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Endolimax nana

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uninucleated; contains iodophilic inclusion mass (glycogen)

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Iodamoeba butschlii

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gingival tissue & tartar; no cyst, only trophozoite; WBC ingestion

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Entamoeba gingivalis

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12
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parasitized pigs and monkeys, uninucleus, non iodophilic, and its inclusion mass

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Entamoeba polecki

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13
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cigar shaped

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E. histolytica, E. dispar, and E. harmanni

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14
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splinter-like or broom stick with pointed

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Entamoeba coli

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15
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with incubation period of 2-5 days; present with bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain

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acute/ symptomatic intestinal amebiasis

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16
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patients are considered as cyst passers/carrier; stool is soft to well formed

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Chronic/Asymptomatic

17
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tumor like mass if granulomatous tissues

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amoeboma

18
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flask shaped trophozoite due to hyaluronidase

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amoebic ulcers

19
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most common site for extraintestinal amebiasis

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liver

20
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commonly used microscope in the laboratory

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brightfield microscope

21
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infective stage of E. histolytica

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mature cyst (4 nuclei)

22
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MOT of E. histolytica

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ingestion

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