BAP Flashcards
(26 cards)
Flashcard 1:
Q: What are the major blood-associated protozoan parasites?
A: Plasmodium spp
Babesia spp
Flashcard 2:
Q: Which species of Plasmodium are responsible for malaria in humans?
A: Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium knowlesi (zoonotic).
Flashcard 3:
Q: What is the vector responsible for the transmission of malaria?
A: Blood-feeding female Anopheles mosquitoes.
Flashcard 4:
Q: What is the periodicity of fever for Plasmodium falciparum?
A: Malignant tertian
though fever spikes may be irregular.
Flashcard 5:
Q: Which tick species transmits Babesia spp. leading to babesiosis?
A: Northern deer tick or black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis).
Flashcard 6:
Q: What is the typical diagnostic method for detecting Babesia in the blood?
A: Blood smear showing the Maltese cross tetrad form within RBCs.
Flashcard 7:
Q: What disease does Toxoplasma gondii cause
and who is its definitive host?
A: Toxoplasmosis; definitive host is the domestic cat.
Flashcard 8:
Q: What are the clinical symptoms of congenital toxoplasmosis?
