Protozoa Quick Facts Flashcards
(24 cards)
Shistosoma is associated with what
snails
what causes cysticercosis
t. solium
what has eggs and three holes?
t. solium
what is the dog tape worm?
Echinococcus Grabulosus
hydatid cyst are seen in?
Echinococcus Grabulosus
what is the Fish Tapeworm and is associated with V B12 deficiency
Diphyllobothrium Latum
What forms the ring form in RBC and is malaria
Plasmodium
p. Falciparum
affects all RBC
p. vivax
affects young RBC
p. malariae
affects old RBC
what cause amebic Dysentary
entamoeba histolytica
cryptosporidiosis is seen in? and found in?
Aids patients and found in water
what is from contaminated water and cause foul smelling poo poo
Giardia
what has 4 nuclei and 4 parabolas bodies
giardia cyst
what is an STD and is seen with “ Hanging Drop Test”
Trichomonas
what will cause mononucleosis syndrome
toxoplasma
what is caused by sand flies and is associated with blackening of the skin
Leishmania
what is associated with the Tsetse Fly and African Sleeping Sickness
Trypanosomes
what desires the scots tape test and is associated with anal itching
Enterobius Vermicularis (pineworm)
what has a white like appearance and is due to human poo as fertilizer?
trichuris trichura (whipworm)
what will be the pearl white worm in poo and cause bowel obstruction due to tangled worms
ascaris lumbricoides (round worm)
What worm is associated with hunters and splinter hemorrhages underneath the finger nails
Trichinella Spiralis (nematode worm)
what s the hook worm associated with anemia?
Necator Americanus
what is the thread worm and is seen with dermatitis and is from the direct contact with costaminated soil?
strongyloides stercoralis
