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Cryptosporidium
(taxonomy) |
Phylum Acomplexia (cryptosporidium, plasmodium, toxoplasma, isospora, cyclospora, babesia)
Apical complex that facilitates cellular invasion |
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Cryptosporidium
(epidemiology) |
Fecal-oral tranmission and Cocytes, sporozoites infect intestinal epithelial cells and complete their life cycle w/in this tissue
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Cyrptosporidium
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Acute (copious, watery) or chronic diarrhea (immunocompromised)
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Cryptosporidium
(diagnosis) |
Antigen, ACID-FAST STAIN, or fluorescent antibody stain of stool sample
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Isospora/Cyclospora
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Sporozoa
Like Cryptosporidium are GI parasites, cause watery diarrhea and are acid-fast |
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Diagnosis: Cyrptosporidium, Isospora, or Cyclospora?
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Oocyst size and stain-sensitivity
Size: isospora (oval) >> cyclospora (poor acid-fast) > cryptosporidium |
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Microsporidia
(general) |
Protozoans
Have special MT apparatus that injects infectiouos material into cells |
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Enterocytozoan/Encephalitozoan
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Microsporidia (funny MT apparatus, intracellular pathogen)
CAUSE CHRONIC DIARRHEA/WATING IN AIDS PATIENTS |