vecter borne apicomplexans and STI

Question 1

Leshmaniasis

Answer 1

Organism: Leshmania spp.
Location: blood and tissues
Transmission: vector (Sandfly)
Reservoir: domestic and wild animal (opposum) Humans
Diagnosis: Biopsy, stain w/ Giemsa, look for amastigotes
Treatment:
*for cutaneous (most common) self resolving, L.Major (fluconazole)
*for Mucocutaneous (antimonials), amphotericin B
*For Viceral: serious Miltefosine (sometimes amphotericin B)

L. tropica L. major: africa asia and mid east causes cutaneus
L. brazilienes: Americas causes mucocutaneus
L donovani and L. infantum (Chagas): india causes viceral

symptoms after months

Question 2

African Trypanosomiasis

Answer 2

African sleeping diseat (tsetse fly)
T. brucei gambiense and T. brucei rhodesiense
Gambia: humans CNS
Rhodesia: more virulent CNS (cattle 
both will kill

Question 3

South american

Answer 3

chagas