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World of Parasites Flashcards

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Common name for platyhelminths

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Flatworms

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Common name for cestodes

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Tapeworms

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Common name for trematodes

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Flukes

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Common name for nematodes

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Roundworms

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Common name for arthropoda

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Insects, spiders, mites, and ticks

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These are single celled parasites that contain many phyla

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Protozoa

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What are flatworms, tapeworms, flukes, and roundworms known as?

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Helminths

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Impact of parasites in the U.S. and the world w/ regards to such issues as health, economics, etc.

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  • Parasite infections outnumber humans
  • Tropics/temperate zones (3rd world) → life-threatening, hindrance to economic development
  • U.S. → increased #s due to: increased mobility, compromised patients, refugees, free trade, climate change
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Factors that influence the prevalence of parasites in society

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  • Geographic
  • Social customs
  • Host factors
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How does geography influence the prevalence of parasites?

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  • Climate
  • Modifications to environment
  • Vector population
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How do social customs influence the prevalence of parasites?

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  • Fecal disposal
  • Diet/food prep
  • Agricultural methods
  • Housing (rats, mosquitos)
  • Sexual practices (AIDS, etc.)
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How do host factors influence the prevalence of parasites?

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  • Nutritional state
  • Immune status → detrimetnal, possible immunological benefits
  • Genetics
  • Age
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Life cycle for protozoa

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  • Trophozoites

- Cysts

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Life cycle for helminths

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  • Egg
  • Larva
  • Adult stages
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What protozoan stage would you find in formed stool?

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Cysts (and eggs); trophs wall themselves up to form cysts as protection

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What protozoan stage would you find in liquid stool?

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Trophs (and eggs); these are more motile and fragile, commonly found higher up in the GI tract

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What protozoan stage can be found in semiformed/soft stool?

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Cysts, trophs, and eggs

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What is the ratio of preservative to stool?

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3 parts preservative: 1 part stool

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This preservative serves as a fixative (mercuric chloride), is a resin for adhesion to the slide, and is used for PERMANENT smears.

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PVA-polyvinyl alcohol

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This preservative is used for concentrations or wet mounts, NOT smears.

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10% buffered formalin

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Two methods of concentration are based on specific gravity

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Flotation and sedimentation

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Preservative used in the flotation concentration technique

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Modified Zinc Sulfate

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Specific gravity in concentration techniques

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Disadvantages of using the flotation technique

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Dense eggs sink and operculated eggs rupture

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Advantages of doing flotation techniques
Allows detection of most eggs, larvae, and cysts; also eliminates debris (will settle to the bottom)
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Advantages of doing sedimentation concentration techniques
Allows detection of most eggs, larvae, and cysts by gravity or centrifugation
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Disadvantages of using sedimentation concentration techniques
Smaller eggs may not sediment; more fecal debris than flotation methods
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Advantages of doing permanent stains
Able to view internal structures (trophs or cysts)
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Most common/best permanent stain for viewing internal structures
Trichrome
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Specimen types collected for parasite identification
- Gastrointestinal (most common) - Vaginal - Sputum - Aspirates (lung, liver, LNs, bone, etc.) - Biopsy (lung, cornea, skin, LN, GI, etc.) - Blood (thick, thin preparations)
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How many specimens are collected for fecal parasite identification?
Three fecal specimens on alternate days (6 for amoebiasis)
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Describe the transportation of fecal specimens collected for parasite identification
Clean, dry container
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Gross examination of fecal specimens
- Blood (red, black) - Barium (white-clay) → Not acceptable! - Mucus - Adult worms
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Specimen processing of liquid fecal samples
- Examine or preserve w/in 30 minutes, after collection | - Wet mounts, concentrations, permanent-stained smears
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Specimen processing of semi-formed/soft fecal samples
- Examine or preserve w/in 1 hour after collection | - Wet mount, concentrations, permanent-stained smears
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Specimen processing of formed fecal samples
- Usually not sent for parasite studies - Examine w/in 24 hours (or preserve them) - Concentrations, permanent-stained smears
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Why aren't wet mounts observed w/ formed fecal samples?
No trophs will be found
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Describe the timing of fecal specimens collected for parasite identification
- Before radiologic studies w/ barium (or 1-2 weeks post-barium) - Avoid medications (mineral oil, bismuth, antidiarrheal medications, some antibiotics, e.g., tetracycline) - Avoid contamination w/ water, urine
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Three identification techniques performed in an "O and P" examination
1. Wet mount 2. Concentrations 3. Permanent stains
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Wet mounts
From direct specimen (not formed stool) - Drop of physiologic saline - Drop of iodine (one slide w/ and one w/o) Screen w/ 10x objective (NEVER USE OIL)
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Concentration techniques
Separates parasites from fecal debris | Always performed from fresh or formalin-preserved stool (NEVER PVA)
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Trichrome stain | - Procedure
- Fresh specimen is fixed or can use PVA preserved specimen (thin smear) - Requires experience - Stains takes hours (usually overnight)
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Trichrome stain | - Interpretation
- Scan at low power (10x or 40x), then examin at 100x oil immersion (at least 300 fields) - Background debris = green - Protozoa = blue-green cytoplasm, red-purple nuclei, inclusions - Helminth eggs (may be distorted) - Larvae = dark red-purple
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What types of fecal specimens are used w/ a modified acid-fast stain?
- Fresh stool or formalin fixed specimens | - Not PVA-preserved specimens!
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How quickly should blood smears be prepared?
< 1 hour
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Two types of blood smears that are prepared
Thick and thin
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Which type of blood smear is best for identification?
Thin smears
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Which type of blood smear has the best sensitivity?
Thick smears

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