Trypanosomiasis

Question 1

Causes of trypamosomiasis/sleeping sicknes

Answer 1

T gambiense and T rhodesiense - tropical africa
Tcruzi (chaga disease), T rangelli california to argentina (kinetoplast large C shape differntiates in american)

Question 2

Vector for trypsomiasis

Answer 2

TseTse fly

Question 3

Vetor for chaga disease

Answer 3

Kissing bug/assassin bug

Question 4

Leishmaniasis vector anc cause

Answer 4

Leishmania protoazoa spread by phlebotomine sandlfy

Question 5

Leishmaniasis types

Answer 5

Cutaneous (most common), mucocutaneous, visceral (most severe)

Question 6

Vector that spreads babesia

Answer 6

Deer tick
Can be co-infected w lyme disease - much worse outcomes (50% mortality in europe)

Question 7

Babesia features blood film

Answer 7

Trophozoites - similar to p.falciparum
maltese cross formation as join

Question 8

Babesia features clinical

Answer 8

Aymtpomatic, mild fever and anaemia
Severe - similar to malaria, high fevers, shaking chills, seevere anaemia, organ failure 0 ARDs,

Question 9

Babesia when severe

Answer 9

V young and old, post splenectomy, immunocompromised