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Parasitology I (Amebiasis, Balantidium, Leishmania, & Malaria) Flashcards

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What parasite causes amebiasis?

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Entamoeba histolytica

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Which Entamoeba is pathogenic?

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histolytica

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Which entamoeba is nonpathogenic?

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dispar

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What is the infective stage of amebiasis?

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cyst

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What is the pathology stage of amebiasis?

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trophozoite

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How is amebiasis transmitted?

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fecal contaminated food and water; anal-oral sex

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Where does amebiasis act?

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large intestine, liver, CNS

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What are the GI symptoms of amebiasis?

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bloody diarrhea, watery diarrhea, constipation and then diarrhea

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What is the GI pathology of amebiasis?

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ulcers

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What are the liver symptoms of amebiasis?

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pain in the right quadrant; takes months or years to develop into an abscess

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Why are the liver symptoms a time bomb?

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because 60% of people with liver involvement never remember having any GI problems

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What common organelles are missing in Entamoeba histolytica?

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mitochondira, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), golgi apparatus, microtubules

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What is the main host of Balantidium Coli?

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pig

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What two stages does Balantidium coli have?

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trophozoite and cyst

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What is special about the trophozoite stage?

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it has cilia

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What is the infective stage of Leishmania?

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from the Sandfly

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What is the pathology stage of Leishmania?

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the amastigote

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Where does Leishmania affect the human body?

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depends on the type

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How is Leishmania transmitted?

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bite of sandfly

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How is Leishmania diagnosed?

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dipstick, biopsy, and culture

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How is Leishmania treated?

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toxic drugs

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What is the vector for Leishmania?

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What is cutaneous leishmaniasis?

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  • A simple skin lesion in skin where infected sandfly had previously bit the person
  • 1 infected bite = 1 lesion
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What is diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis?

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when a person has a defect in their cell mediated immune system the lesions can develop all over the skin of the body

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What is mucocutaneous leishmaniasis?
lesions in the mucocutaneous tissues of the mouth, nose, and genital areas
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What is visceral leishmaniasis?
lesions in the spleen, liver, and bone marrow
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What are the symptoms of visceral leishmaniasis?
- fever - hepatosplenomegaly - anemia - hypergaminaglobulinemia (polyclonal B cell activation) - cause of anemia - antibodies coat normal RBC's that are lysed
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Is leishmania zoonotic?
yes, many different wild animals are infected including rodents, sloths, and domestic dogs
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What is the the relationship between HIV & leishmania?
visceral leishmaniasis is more pathogenic in HIV-infected people
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What is the original theory of transmission for malaria?
inhaling bad (mal) air (aira) from swamps
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What are some of the malaria species?
- Plasmodium falciparum - P. vivax - P. malariae - P. ovale (rare and like vivax) - P. knowlesi (normally in monkeys but now find a problem in humans)
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What is the vector for malaria?
Anopheles sp. of mosquitoes
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What are the stages of malaria in the liver?
- sporozoite - exoerythrocytic schizont (EE stage) - in all 5 species of malaria w/ developing merozoites - hypnozoite (only P. vivax and P. ovale) - a slow growing EE stage
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How is malaria treated?
- Prophylaxis = ACT drugs - a combination of Artemisinin and another drug - Primaquine
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What do ACT drugs target?
they only kill blood stages
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What does Primaquine target?
it kills hypnozoites
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What is the problem with primaquine?
it's toxic, so it can't be given before travel, only for treatment when you return with P. vivax to kill hidden hypnozoites
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What organelle is used for entry into RBC's?
merozoite
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What are the stages of malaria in RBC's?
- merozoites - rings (young trophozoites) - trophozoites (mature) - schizonts (once nucleus divides) - gametocytes (sexual stages) ~ microgametocytes - male ~ macrogametocytes - female
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What are the symptoms of malaria?
- fever - anemia - splenomegaly
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What are the complications of P. falciparum?
- anemia - severe anemia - hyperparasitemia - hyperthermia diarrhea - hypoglycemia acidosis - death - cerebral malaria - renal failure - pulmonary edema
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Who dies from malaria?
- children
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Who lacks immunity?
- young children | - people that have never been infected
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What is premunition immunity?
- people are immune as long as they have a low grade infection - when you lose your parasites you lose your immunity
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What RBC variants confer resistance?
- hemoglobinopathies - RBC enzyme variants - RBC membrane variants
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How is sickle cell anemia related to malaria?
- children w/ SS die - children w/ AS have a 70-fold less risk of severe malaria - children w/ AA have normal Hb
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What is normal oxygen tension?
parasite grows well in AA, AS, and SS, but when parasites get sequestered in capillaries the oxygen tension drops and lowers pH which causes sickling and parasitized cells die
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What is the new mechanism of sickle cell protection against malaria?
parasitized AS & AC RBC's show similar reduction in surface PfEMP-1 expression & in adherence to endothelial cells lining blood vessels
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How does malaria affect pregnancy?
- increased risk of severe pathology during 1st pregnancy in infected mother - cerebral malaria risk is increased - low birth weight is common (these children often don't develop normally)
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How is malaria diagnosed?
blood films and dipsticks
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How are different blood films used in diagnosing malaria?
- thick is to find parasites | - thin is to speciate for proper treatment
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What dipsticks are used to diagnose malaria?
- antigen capture tests - OptiMAL - follow drug treatment - determine
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How does malaria affect those with HIV?
- increase in viral load in macrophages in HIV patients that have an active malaria infection - the viral load goes down after treatment for malaria - increased viral genotypic heterogeneity & CD4 lymphocyte loss leading to accelerated decline in immune function
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What is malariotherapy for human HIV?
- infect patients with P. vivax - induce high levels of cytokine activities & change T-lymphocyte subsets & phenotypes in HIV patients - may help HIV-infected patients whose CD4 baselines are in the range of 200-500 - need much larger studies to confirm findings

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