Trypanozoma cruzi Flashcards
1
Q
Host
A
armadillo, opossum, agouti, rodents, dogs, cats, humans
2
Q
Carrier
A
Rejuviid - kissing bug (triatomid)
3
Q
Morphology
A
C shaped, kinoplast, central nucleus
4
Q
Lifecycle
A
trypomastigote in blood, amastigote in muscle or nerve fiber
5
Q
symptoms
A
acute (tryp)- fever, edema, lymphodenopathy, degeneration tissue, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, EKG abnorm, CNS involvement, death
chronic (amast)- fever, constipation, abdom distention, EKG abnorm, cardiomegaly, apical aneurysm, megacolon/esophagus (destruction of myenteric plexus)
6
Q
Treatment
A
Nifurtimox, benznidazole, only in trypomastigote phase
7
Q
control
A
insecticide treated nets
8
Q
diagnosis
A
xenodiagnosis, thin smear, ELISA, PCR
