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Blood and Tissue Protozoan
Microbiology
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10/25/2011

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Term
Upon infection of the cell, what is the name of the parasite
Definition
trophozite (unicellular)
Term
What does the trophozite convert into after asexual division
Definition
multinucleated shizont
Term
what is the mature parasite
Definition
merozoite
Term
Mosquito cycle
Definition
gametocyte
oocyst (sexual reproduction)
sporozoite development
migration to salivary glands
Term
malarial paroxysm
Definition
cold stage
high fever
profuse sweating
Term
P. vivax
Definition
immature erythrocytes
48 hr intervals
1-5 yr cycle
Term
This resembles P. vivax
Definition
P. ovale
Term
This benign quarten infects only mature RBCs
Definition
P. malariae
72 hour fever
non second cycle
Term
This malignant tertian infects mature and immature cells
Definition
P. falciparum
Term
clinical presentation of P. falciparum
Definition
cerebral malaria
Blackwater fever
choroquine resistance
Term
How is Plasmodium diagnosed?
Definition
erythocytic forms on peripheral blood smear stained w/Giemsa or Wright's stain
Term
How is P. falciparum detected?
Definition
bone marrow aspirate
Term
This causes sleeping sickness
Definition
Trypanosoma rhodiense and gambiense
Term
Life cycle of Trypanosoma
Definition
epimastigote
trypomastigote (blood and CNS)
consumption by bug
Term
pathogenesis of Trypanosoma
Definition
swollen cervical lymph nodes
CNS damage
coma, death
Term
This causes Chagas disease
Definition
Trypanosoma cruzi
Term
Life cycle of T. cruzi
Definition
Reduviid bug
defecates on lips
epimastigote-->trypomastigote
invasion of cardiac muscle cells-->transform into amastigote
reduviid bug picks trypomastigote back up
Term
L. tropica
Definition
infection of SKIN macrophages
Term
Bug that causes L. donovani
Definition
Sandfly
Term
Life cycle of L. donovani
Definition
Sandfly drops promastigote
invades macrophages of spleen and liver
sandfly consumes macrophage to complete
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