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Amoeba reproduce by

binary fission

Transmission of amoeba is generally by

ingestion of the cyst phase in contaminated water

Stain to visualize and identify amoeba

trichrome

cause of amoebic dysentery

Entamoeba histolytica

a rod shaped structure of condensed RNA inside the cytoplasm of some amoeba cysts

chromatoid body (or bar)

Amoeba's non-motile, usually infective stage, non-feeding. it's wall protects the organism from drying

cyst

a disorder marked by bloody diarrhea and/ or mucus in the feces

dysentery

the small mass of chromatin within the nucleus, comparable with the nucleolus

endosome or karyosome

a cytoplasmic extension that allows the amoeba trophozoite to move and engulf food

pseudopod

the motile, reproducing, feeding stage of the amoeba. generally lives in the lower GI tract

trophozoite

Entamoeba histolytica troph

Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite

Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite

Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite

Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite

Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite

Entamoeba histolytica cyst

Entamoeba coli trophozoite

Entamoeba coli trophozoite

Entamoeba coli cyst

Entamoeba coli cyst

Iodamoeba butschlii

Blastocystis hominis

Blastocystis hominis

Blastocystis hominis

Endolimax nana trophozoite

Endolimax nana cyst

Endolimax nana cyst

Naegleria fowleri

Acanthamoeba in GAE

Balantidium coli cyst

Balantidium coli trophozoite

can be sexually transmitted

E. histolytica

a commensal

E. dispar

unless trophozoites are seen with ingested RBCs _____ and _______ are identical

E. histolytica and E. dispar

invades the intestinal wall and multiplies in the mucosal tissue

E. histolytica

trophozoites can invade the intestinal wall and cause ulceration of other tissues after spreading through the blood stream

E histolytica, E. dispar

similar to E. histolytica but small

E. hartmani

anaerobic parasite; doesn't seem to cause disease- but must be considered if seen in large numbers

Blastocystis hominis

humans become infected after swimming in infected ponds and lakes

Naegleria fowleri

amoeba more motile at 35 C, warming media will increase motility

N. fowleri

disease is rapid and fatal within a week

Primary Amoebic Microencephalitis- Naegleria fowleri

enters through nasal passages, travels along olfactory nerves to the brain

Naegleria fowleri

lesions in brain tissue may contain cysts and trophs

granulomatous amebic encephalitis

infection caused by inhalation of dust and aerosols

GAE

cause of GAE

Acanthamoeba spp.

traced to using contaminated saline cleaning solutions with contact lenses, or swimming in contaminated water while wearing contacts

Acanthamoeba keratitis

Largest parasitic protozoan

Balantidium coli

Has a well developed oral cytostome (rudimentary mouth)

Balantidium coli

Multiply asexually and by conjugation with exchange of micronuclei

Balantidium coli

Invades tissues producing lesions along the intestinal submucosa
•Can also cause vaginal infections

Balantidium coli

Intracellular portion of the flagella

axoneme

The axial rod that supports the flagella

axostyle

A thin firm rod like structure that supports the undulating membrane

costa

A membrane with a flagellar rim that extends out from the body of the flagellate.
• Moves in a wavelike pattern.

undulating membrane

which flagellate has no cyst

Trichomonas hominis

needed to diagnose Giardia lamblia

trophs or cysts in the feces

falling leaf motility

Giardia lamblia

Giardia lamblia

Giardia lamblia

Giardia lamblia cyst

Giardia lamblia cyst

Chilomastix mesnili

Chilomastix mesnili

Dientamoeba fragilis

Dientamoeba fragilis

Dientamoeba fragilis

Trypanosoma brucei

Trypanosoma brucei

Trypanosoma cruzi

Trypanosoma cruzi

Trypanosoma cruzi

leishmania. amastigote in macrophages are diagnostic

leishmania. amastigote in macrophages are diagnostic

Trichomonas vaginalis

Trypanosome diagnostic stage

trypomastigote

trypanosome intermediate host

arthropod

arthropod vector of Trypanosoma brucei/ gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodiense

Tsetse fly

Trypanosoma brucei/ gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodiense cause the disease

West and East Africa Sleeping Sickness

central nervous system involvement in disease is faster with which? Trypanosoma brucei/ gambiense or Trypanosoma brucei rhodiense

T. brucei rhodiense

Trypanosoma cruzi Trypomastigote
is similar to T. brucei, but

tend to be C or S shaped

Trypanosoma cruzi: trypanomastigotes are found in

heart, muscle, liver, or CNS in macrophages

arthropod intermediate host of Trypanosoma cruzi

reduviid bug

trypanomastigotes of T.cruzi are deposited __________ after it takes a blood meal

in the feces from the bug

T. cruzi is found in which geographical locations

Found primarily in Mexico, Central America and South America, cases have been reported in Texas and California

how can T. cruzi be transmitted

trans placentally

method to identify T. cruzi

xenodiagnosis

T. cruzi causes

Chagas disease, Romana;s sign- swollen eye

Kissing Bug

Chagas Disease. Trypanosoma cruzi

New World Leishmaniasis

Leishmania brasiliensis

Old World Leishmaniasis, Oriental, Baghdad and Delhi Boil

Leishmania tropica

diagnostic stage of Leishmania

amastigote in macrophages aspirated from lesion site

Leishmania intermediate host

sandfly

zoonotic infection

leishmania

diseases of Leishmania donovani

Visceral Leishmaniasis, Kala-azar, Dumdum fever

how soon will you die from Leishmania donovani if not treated?

2 years

Leishmania donovani infects

macrophages throughout organs throughout the body

cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Visceral Leishmaniasis

how is Trichomonas vaginalis identified?

motile trophs must be identified in fresh urethral discharge or urine sample. can also be identified on PAP smear

Trichomonas vaginalis motility is described as

jerky or rippling

Trichomonas vaginalis symptoms in men are

non-symptomatic

Thrichomonas vaginalis cyst

has none

Intestinal amoeba

Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, Entamoeba hartmani, Entamoeba coli, Endolimax nana, Iodamoeba buschlii, Blastocystis hominis

Intestinal flagellate

Giardia lamblia, Chilomastix mesnili, Dientamoeba fragilis, Balantidium coli

Intestinal sporozoan

Cryptosporidium parvum, Isopora belli, Sarcocystis sp., Cyclospora cayatenensis, Microsporidia

Blood flagellate

Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma brucei

Blood sporozoan

Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium falciparum, Babesia microti

Urinary/ Vaginal flagellate

Trichomonas vaginalis

cutaneous flagellate

Leishmania (tropica and mexicana complex)

mucocutaneous flagellate

Leishmania brazilliensis complex

Internal organs flagellate

Leishmania donovani complex

Internal organ sporozoan

Toxoplasma gondii

Lungs sporozoans

Pneumocystis carnii (fungus)

Free living/ Central Nervous amoeba

Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba