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46 Cards in this Set
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Ciliates
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Balantidium coli
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B. Coli
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Diarrheal Disease
Fecal-Oral route |
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Amoebas
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Entamoeba histolytica
Acantamoeba Naegleria fowleri |
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Entamoeba histolytica
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MOST IMPORTANT AMOEBA
Luminal Dysentery most common Invasive Dysentery = Bloody diarrhea Invasive Intraintestinal = Other oragns |
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Acanthamoeba
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Amoebic encephalitis
Conjunctiva Keratitis |
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Naegleria fowleri
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Brain Infection - meningoencephalitis
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Flaggelates
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Trypanosoma brucei
Trypanosoma Cruzi Leishmania Giardia intestinalis Trichomonis vaginalis Giada went for a Cruz with Bruce who wore a Leash to get Vagina |
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Trypanosoma Brucei
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African Sleeping Sickness
Tsetse Flies Chancre-->Lymphadenopathy-->Meningoencephalitis Waves of paristemia Eflornithane kills 5% but cures 100% |
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Trypanosoma Cruzi
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Chaga's Disease
Reduviid Bugs (Kissing bugs) Chagomas-->Lymphadenopathy-->Chronic State-->Heart Enlargement/Failure |
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Leishmania
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Leishmaniasis
Sand Flies Cutaneous - Painless Ulcers Mucocutaneous - Disfigures Visceral - Deadly |
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Giardia intestinalis
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20% of US Surface water infected
Watery, rotten egg diarrhea Filter H2O |
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Trichomonas vaginalis
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Trichomoniasis
MOST COMMON PROTOZOAN PARASITE STD |
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Apicomplexans
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Plasmodium
Toxoplasma gondii Cryptosporidium parvum Cyclospora cayetanesis |
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Plasmodium
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Malaria
500 Million infected with 2-3 Million dead/year Anopheles mosquitos Asexual sporozite (liver), and merizoite (RBS) Sexual sporogenic cycle in Anopheles |
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Resistance to malaria
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Sickle Cell
Hemoglobin C Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Lack of Duffy antigens |
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Malaria
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Fever, chills, headache
Recurring bouts for 1-5 years Blackwater (Black urine) fever Treat with chloroquinone |
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Toxoplasma gondii
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Toxoplasmosis
Cats Symptoms rarely develop except AIDS and Pregnant women. |
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Cryptosporidium parvum
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Contaminated h2o
AIDS signature disease Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Cyclosprora cayetanesis
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Raspberries
Watery diarrhea |
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Systemic Mycoses
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Aspergillosis
Candidiasis Cryptococcosis Pneumocystis jirovechi Zygomycoses |
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Aspergillosis
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Breathing in spores
Usually pulmonary disease or allergic response |
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3 Types of Aspergillosis
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Hypersensitivity
Asthma and Allergy Non-invasive Hyphae grow in previously formed cavities (TB) Acute invasive Necrotic nodules, fever, dyspnea, can be fatal |
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Candidiasis
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Thrush
Dimorphic Person to person transmission Marks the START OF AIDS |
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Mucocutaneous candidiasis
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Thrush
Mouth plaques |
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis
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Curd like discharge
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Cutaneous
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Diaper Rash
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Denture Stomatitis
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Candida infection
Dry, red tongue and palate |
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Perleche and Cheilitis
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Lip candidiasis
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Urinary Tract Candidiasis
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Fungal UTI
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Clinical signs of Candidiasis
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Onychomycosis - Nail infection
Ocular Systemic - In immune compromised Esophageal - START OF AIDS |
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Cryptococcosis
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Cryptococcous neoformans
Bird droppings AIDS signature disease Cryptococcous Meningitis - MOST COMMON DISEASE FORM |
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Pnuemocystic jirovechi
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AIDS Signature disease
Used to be #1 COD in AIDS pts. Fills lungs with hyphae |
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Zygomycoses
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Rhizopus and Mucor
Only in severely immune compromised Rhinocerebral Pulmonary GI Cutaneous |
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3 New Fungal infections for AIDS pts.
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Fusarium - Anti-fungal resistant
Penicillium morneffei Trichosporan beigelli - Hair infection, resistant, death |
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Superficial Mycoses
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Black piedra
White piedra Malassezia furfur |
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Black and White peidra
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Hair shaft fungi
Shared combs |
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M. Furfur
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Grows on skin oil
Causes Tinia Versicolor due to melanin disruption |
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Cutaneous Mycoses - Dermatophytoses
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MOST COMMON human fungal infection
Ringworm Trichophyton Microsporum Epidermaphyton floccosum |
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Subcutaneous Mycoses
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Chromoblastomycosis
Phaeohyphomycosis Mycetomas Sporotrichosis |
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Chromoblastomycosis
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Soil work with BARE FEET
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Phaeohyphomycosis
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Immune compromised hosts
Open wounds or inhaled |
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Mycetomas
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Tumorlike infections on feet or hands
Fungus spreads, forming multiple drainage sites |
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Sporotrichosis
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Sporothris schenckii
ROSE GARDENERS disease |
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Fungal Intoxication
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Mycotoxicosis - Eating contaminated food
Mycetismus - Eating poisonous mushrooms. |
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Mycotoxicosis
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Aflatoxins - Peanuts
Ergot - Rye, LSD precursor |
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Mycetismus
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Death Cap Mushrooms are the most deadly
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