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19 Cards in this Set
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PROTOZOA |
Kingdom Protista Unicellular eukaryotic organisms 2 Forms: Cyst and Trophozite |
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CYST |
Dormant, resistant form for survival outside host and passage through the stomach |
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TROPHOZOITE |
Active, feeding and reproducing form |
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SARCODINA |
Psedopodia |
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MASTIGOPHORA/FLAGELLATA |
Flagella |
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CILIOPHORA |
Cilia |
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SPOROZOA |
Locomotor organelles are absent in adults |
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Naegleria fowleri |
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) Inhaled during swimming Feeds on Brain tissue Fatal |
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Entamoeba histolytica |
Ingesting of contaminated food and water Can be transmitted as an STD Can Puncture the bowel |
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Balantidium coli |
Balantidiasis Kidney shaped macronucleus Transmitted by ingesting contaminated food or water May puncture the bowel |
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Giardia lamblia/intestinalis |
Giardiasis Ingesting of contaminated food or water Fomintes in nurseries/day care |
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Trichomaonas vaginalis |
Trichomoniaisis vaginitis sexual contact |
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Trypanosoma brucei gambiense or rhodesiense |
African sleeping sickness Vector of the Tsetsefly |
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Trypanosoma cruzi |
South American Trypanosomiasis Chagas' Disease Vector: Rdeuviid / Triatomid / Kissing Bug |
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Leishmania spp |
Leishmaniasis (Black Fever/ Kala-Azar) Oriental Sore Espundia Vector: Sandfly |
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Plasmodium spp |
Malaria Vector is the Mosquito Sporozoites: Ring form and Schizont |
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Toxoplasma gondii |
Toxoplasmosis Trophozioite: Tachyzoite Ingest oocyst in food or water Inhalation of dried fecal material containing oocyst "Cats" Transplacental: Congenital infection--brain damage, convulsions, blindess, or death |
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Cryptosporidium |
Cryptosporidiosis Ingesting oocyst in food, water or fomites abdominal cramps and diarrhea |
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Gonyaulax / Gymnodinium |
Dinoflagellates Paralytic shellfish Poisoning (PSP) Found in clams, mussels and oysters "Red Tides" |
