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protozoa Flashcards

1
Q

What is a Protozoa

A

Eukaryotic single celled

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2
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5 major groups of Protozoa

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Flagellates
Sporozoa
Amoebae
Microsporidia
Ciliates

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3
Q

Scientific name for sleeping sickness

A

African trypanosomiasis

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4
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Symptoms of visceral leishmania

A

Fever
Weight loss
Massive spleen

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5
Q

Most common type of amoebic disease

A

Amoebic dysentery

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6
Q

5 species of malaria

A

Plasmodium FALCIPARUM
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium knowlesi

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7
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Which gender spreads the malaria

A

Female

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8
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How to test for diagnosis of malaria

A

Blood film

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9
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Main symptoms of malaria

A

Chills
Fever
Headache
Myalgia
Fatigue
Diarrhoea
Vomiting

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10
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More advances symptoms of malaria

A

Anaemia
Jaundice
Hepatosplenomeganu

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11
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Main treatment for complicated malaria

A

IV artesunate

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12
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FEVER AND TRAVEL

A

Malaria

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13
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Basics of malaria

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Vector is anopheles
Hose is humans and animals
Spread in blood
Infects liver and RBC
Some species can be dormant

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14
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Which two species of malaria can persist in humans long term without proper treatment

A

P malarie
P knowlesi

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15
Q

how does a human become infected by malaria

A

mosquito takes a blood meal and ingest gametocytes
mosquito injects human with sporozoites
infected liver cell
Chizont burst and offspring enters the blood stream
INFECT, PROLIFERATE and infect more red blood cells

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16
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how is p falciparum more severe

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causes obstructed microcirculation

17
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what is obstructed microcirculation

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rbc puts out signals on membrane , rbc becomes sticky to the endothelial
rolling, rosetting, and block off small venules
cause vascular occlusion

18
Q

obstructed microcirculation in brain can cause ?

A

vascular occlusion

19
Q

obstructed microcirculation in kidney can cause ?

A

vascular occlusion
dehydration
hypotension
haemoglobinuria
haemolysis

20
Q

complicated treatment of malaria

A

IV artesunate

21
Q

which two species of malaria can become dormant and cause relapse

A

p vivax
p ovale

22
Q

Most common cause of non falciparum malaria

A

p, vivax

23
Q

Specific feature of p vivax

A

cyclical fever every 48 hrs

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