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WEEK 3.1 AMOEBA Flashcards

1
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Entamoeba histolytica

A

Pathogenic

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Entamoeba dispar
- Entamoeba hartmanii - Entamoeba coli - Entamoeba gingivalis
- Entamoeba polecki - Entamoeba moshkovskii - Endolimaxnana
- Iodamoeba butschii - Blastocystis hominis

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Non Pathogenic

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Negleria fowleri
- Acanthamoeba spp.

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Pathogenic
and Free- Living

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4
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Balantidium coli

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Ciliata

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5
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Dientamoeba fragilis

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Other int. protozoan

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6
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2 Stages of Development

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Cyst and Trophozoite

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Non-motile, non-Feeding stage, Resistant to acid

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Trophozoite

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development of cyst into trophozoite

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Excystation

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development of trophozoite into cyst

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Encystation

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10
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mode of reproduction of trophozoite

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Binary Fission

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11
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All amoeba are commensal except for

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Entamoeba histolytica.

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12
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With pseudopodium (false feet)

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finger-like structures for movement

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13
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Undergoes ENCYSTATION except for

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E. gingivalis and Dientamoeba fragilis

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14
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Inhabits the large intestine except

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E. gingivalis (gums)

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15
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presence of amoeba in any part ofthe body (exclusively applied to E. histolytica)

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Amoebiasis

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16
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divides through “binary fission”, irregular in shape, motility: unidirectional, flask-shaped ulcers

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Trophozoite

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1 to 4 nucleus, cigar/rod shaped chromatoidal body, centrally located karyosome.

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Infective stage of E. histolytica

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Tetranucleated/mature cyst

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MOT of E. histolytica

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ingestion of contaminated food and/or water with E. histolytica cyst

20
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Vegetative and motile stage (Feeding stage)

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Trophozoite

21
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Found in watery, soft, or semi-formed stool

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Trophozoite

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Fragile

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Trophozoite

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Non-motile, non- feeding stage

24
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Found in soft to formed stool

25
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Resistant to acidic pH

26
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  • Gradual onset of abdominal pain
  • Diarrhea (with or without blood and mucus)
  • In children, bloody diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain
  • Abscess formation → Amoebic liver abscess
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Symptoms of E. histolytica

27
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The presence of Charcot-Leyden crystals was found microscopically in the stool in cases of

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Amoebic dysentery

28
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Amebic colitis / Amebic dysentery: Abdominal pain, diarrhea (with or without mucus and blood)

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Intestinal Amebiasis

29
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Ameboma-mass like lesion with abdominal pain and dysentery (<1%)

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Characteristic Ulcer: FLASK-SHAPE ULCER

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