trypanosoma Flashcards
trypansomes are intercellular except _____________ which is intracellular
T. cruzi
trypanosome occur in _________ & _________
blood
tissue fluids
T. cruzi is found where?
cells of RE system
cardiace muscles
disease produced by trypanosomes
trypanosomiosis
transmission occurs by blood sucking parasites except __________
T. equiperdum in equines (by coitus)
transmission can be _______ or ________
cyclical
non-cyclical
cyclical transmission can occur by twi ways
anterior station development(foregut)
posterior station development(hindgut)
anterior station development occurs in __________ of insect and infection of __________is tranmitted fly bite
proboscis and salivary glands
trypomastigote(infective stahe)
parasites transmitted by posterior station are non pathogenic TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
give example of ANTERIOR STATION TRANSFER
T. congolense
T. vivax
t. brucei
they are transmitted by TSE TSE fly
give an example of POSTERIOR STATION DEVELOPMENT
T. theileri(tabanid flies)
T. melophagium(melophagus ovinus/sheep ked)
T. cruzi(reduviid bug)
mechanical transmission is also known as
non-cyclical transmission
example of mechanical transmission
T. evansi(biting flies)
in well developed trypanosomal infection in vertebrates, the surface antigens change every few _______
days
full form of VAT
variant antigen type
heavy antigen coating is found on surface of ___________ only
trypomastigote
only __________ stage of trypanosome is responsible for antigenic changes
trypomastigote
the surface coat is made up of __________ identical glycoprotein molecules
10 lakh
these identical glycoprotein molecules are known as _______
VSG
enumerate VSG
variant suface glycoprotein
under what conditions, glycoprotein coat of trypanosome is lost
- after entering VECTOR(either cyclical or mechanical)
- during IN VITRO culture
the immunological response of host to salivarian & stercorarian trypanosome is different TRUE or FALSE
TRUe
Salivarian trypanosomes produce _______ parasitemia in host
ascending
the immune response againt Salivarian tryoanosomes is mediated by ______ & ______ antibodies
IgG
IgM
first trypanosome shown to be pathogenic to mammals
T. evansi
first parasitic protozoa observed in microscope
Eimeria stiedae
T. evansi was identified by _______
griffith evans
diseases caused by T. evansi
surra
tibersia
gufar
vector of T. evansi
tabanid flies & other blood sucking arthropods
forms lacking kinetoplast arise after _________
drug treatment