Quick N Dirty Fungi & Parasites

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1. Microconidia are inhaled by humans
2. Convert to yeast form in humans
3. Macrophages are initial target
4. polycsaccharide ant lab diag

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Histoplasma capsulatum

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1. Spherule--tissue form
2. Anthroconidia is inhaled
3. Endemic to SW U.S.
4. Spherule or antibody used for lab diag

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Coccidiodes species

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1. NOT dimorphic, ALWAYS yeast
2. Polysaccharide ant used in diag & indian ink stain

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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1. Polymorphic
2. Endogenous
3. Sex transmission
4. likes moist places

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Candidiasis (C. albicans most common)

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1. Mould with conidia
2. Invasive disease
3. Flavus spp associated with liver cancer
4. Always immunocompromised host

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Aspergillosis spp

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1. Moulds
2. Hyphae invade blood vessels
3. Invasive: Seen in lungs of neutropenic patients
4. Rhinocerebral: Diabetics out of control

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Mucormycosis spp

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1. Atypical fungus
2. Cholesterol instead of ergosterol
3. trophozoite & cyst form
4. Responds to anti-protozoa drugs
5. From enivronment
6. Reactivates when opportunity arises
7. Diagnosed by staining

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Pneumocystis jiroveci

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1. Trophozoite & cyst form (cyst infects)
2. Oral-fecal route
3. Diarrhea

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Entamoeba histolytica

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1. Caused by Plasmodium spp
2. Transmitted by mosquito
3. Disease targets RBCs

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Malaria

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1. Trophozoite form only
2. Sex transmission
3. Vaginal itching/burning

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Trichomonas vaginalis

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1. Humans acquire oocytes from cat feces or undercooked infected meat
2. Causes fetal damage
3. Serological diagnosis

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Toxoplasma gondii

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1.Transmitted by sandflies
2. Organ invasion
3. Cutaneous & Mucocutaneous form

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Leishmania

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1. Transmitted by TseTse fly
2. African sleeping sickness

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Trypanosomes

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1. Kissing bug
2. Spread by ingestion, organ transplants, blood transfusions

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Trypanosome cruzi

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1. #1 roundworm in U.S.
2. Scotch tape test

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Enterobius vermicularis

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1. Ingestion of eggs from fecally contaminated food
2. Grow into adults in intestines
3. Intestinal obstruction

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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1. Migrating larva
2. Bloody diarrhea, seen in stools
3. Bacteria will invade with this species

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Strongyloides stercoralis

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1. Undercooked pork
2. Carried to skeletal muscle
3. Initial diarrhea and vomiting
4. Muscle biopsy for diagnosis

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Trichinosis spiralis

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1. Larvae invade skin
2. Clinical rxn to eggs
3. Haematobium spp is the #1 cause of blood in urine in U.S.

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Trematodes-Schistosomes

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1. Undercooked pork
2. Cysticercosis (ppl in Mexico)

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Tapeworm-Taenia solium

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1. Fish tapeworm
2. Competes for B12 in intestines
3. Undercooked fish

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Diphyllobothrium latum