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General Characteristic of Protozoan |
- Unicellular - Eukaryotic - Lack Cell Wall - Pellicle: extension of cell membrane (Thick elastic) prevents osmotic shock - Contractile vacuole: Helps remove water to prevent osmotic shock - 98% are saprophytes - 2% Pathogenic - Cytoplasm: 2 types -Endoplasm: Thick supports organelles -Ectoplasm: H2O like flows fast for pseudopods collecting food ie phagocytosis -Macro-nucleus: controlls asexual reproduction and controls all cellular activity -Micro-nucleus:optional sexual reproduction (mixing of genes) via conjugation tube |
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What are the 2 forms of Trophozoites? |
1) Trophozoite Form: a. All protozoans have it "active form" b. Causes disease like symptoms c. Vegetative Form 2) Cyst: a. Most but not all protozoans have a cyst b. Thick walled highly resistance to chemicals, drying out, UV light, ect c. Forms during adverse occurrence d. Dormant c. Method of transmission d. Becomes Vegetative when optimal conditions are met |
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Phylum Amoebozoa (Amoebas) |
Characteristics -Locomotion Amoebpid movement -pseudopods fasle feet -Structure -NO parrticular shape -Exoskeleton ie Radiolaria (silicon dioxide) and foraminifera (Calcium carbonate) |
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Amoeba proteus (non pathogen) |
Free living saprophyte |
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Entamoeba gingivalis (non pathogen) |
Commensal in mouth |
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Entamoeba histolytica (pathogen) |
Disease; Amoebic dysentary/Amoebiasis -Transmission Food and water born (oral-fecal route) -Ingestion of cysts -Symptoms; spread in colon cause erosion in colon until it ruptures and causes sepsis or perionitis |
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Entamoeba coli (Non Pathogen) |
Commensal in Mouth |
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Iodamoeba butchlii (Pathogen) |
-Disease; Gastroenteritis (dysentery) -Transmission; Food and water born oral fecal route ingestion of cysts |
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Endolimax nana (Pathogen) |
Disease; Gastroenteritis -Food and water born oral fecal route ingestion of cysts |
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Naegleria fowleri (Pathogen) (Only dimorphic Amoeba) |
Disease;Meningoencephalitis (brain eating amoeba) -Transmission; Swimming, Enters through nasal mucous to meninges and brain -Dimorphic; 25C=Amoeba (Amoeba) 37C=Flagellate (Eugenozoa) |
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Phylum; Ciliates |
Characteristics -Oval shaped or pear -Most structurally advanced phylum extremely complex cell -Asexual reproduction (fission) through Macronucleus -Macronucleus controls daily cellular activity -Sexual reproduction using the micro nucleus (mitosis and meiosis) -Conjugation; joining of two cells (conjugation tube) -exchange of micronucleus between two different cells -Fusion of new micornucleus and old macronucleus meiosis and mitosis -Result is mixture of genes |
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Paramecium caudatum |
Non Pathogenic slipper appearance |
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Balantidium coli (Pathogen) |
-Only ciliate that is pathogenic to humans -Largest protozoan -Habitat-Colon of humans and swine -Gastroenteritis/Dysentery (may enter cerebral spinal fluid) Transmission-oral fecal route -Diagnosis ID; Cysts in feces -Treatment; Metronidazole/Flagyl |
Trophozoite =50-100microns Cysts=50microns |
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Flagellates Phylum Euglenozoa, Phylum Diplomonads, Phylum Parabasalid |
Structure; Pear shape, or spindle Shape -Reproduction asexual (Fission) and sexual (Gametes) reproduction |
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Euglena species (Non Pathogenic) |
Nutrition;Chemoorganothroph and Phototrophs(Chloroplast) -Eye Spot- organelle that sense light |
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Diplomonads |
Disease Giardiasis (Massive diahrea) -Symptoms; diahrea -Selfl limiting disease -transmission; oral fecal route -treat with Metronidazole/Flagyl |
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Parabasalids (flagellates) Trichomonas vaginalis (Pathogen) |
Disease;STD Trichomoniasis -undulating membrane -No cysts formation only trophozoite -transmission Sexual contact -Symptoms; Male asymptomatic -Female Vaginitis Yellow green discharge -Diagnosis; by wet mount on dishcarge Treatment Metronidazole/Flagyl |
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Trypanosoma gambiense and Trypanosoma rhodesiense |
Disease African sleeping sickness -Most Serious Flagellate disease -Undulating membrane (and flagelle) -Transmission; Bite of Tsetse Fly -Sexual phase Definitive host vertebrae / or other mammal -Asexual phase; intermediate Host Tsetse Fly -Pathology;Trypanosomes Lethargy, coma, death |
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Trypanosoma cruzi (Pathogen) |
-Chaga's disease -South america, Central America, and Texas -undulating membrane Animal reservoir is rodents -transmission;bite by bug reduviid bug/ bedbug/ kissing bug -Bug releases Trypanosoma cruzi in feces which enters bite wound portal of entry to blood stream and can cause -Fatal myocarditis and encephalitis no form of treatment |
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Apicomplexa |
Characteristics; -Non motile All species are pathogens -Obligate intracellular parasites -Complexes apicomplexa |
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Plasmodium species are P. vivax, P.malariae, P.ovale, P.falciparum (Most dangerous) |
Disease name is Malaria Vector;Female mosquito Complex life cycle -Two host Asexual Phase -in humans Sexual Phase-in Mosquitos |
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Schizogony life cycle in humans (same for all species in 24hrs intervals) |
A.Release of Merozoites from red blood cells B.Release toxic waste products into human bloodstream C.Causes high fever and chills (104-105F) Hemolytic anemia lysed RBC's enlarged organs, spleen, liver, kidneys from excessive cellular debris, pulmonary failure Stroke -Plasmodium falciparum may cause renal failure and encephalitis. Treatment 3 only 1)Mefloquine 2)Pyrimethamine 3)Sulfadoxine |
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Taxoplama gondii |
Definitive host; House cat -intermediate host; Humans Transmission; ingestion of Oocyst in cat feces oral fecal route Sporozoites develope inside the host Tissue Cell -Adult infection; Mild symptoms of disease Congenital Infection; Mother to fetus Tachyzoites cross placenta cause severe brain damage and blindness, and death Pregnant women should avoid cleaning cat litter box |
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Cryptosporidium parvum |
Disease Cryptosporidosis transmission; water contaminated with Oocysts oral fecal route. From animal live stock -Chlorine not effective -Gastroenteritis/diarrhea 24 hour flu Can be fatal to AIDS patients |
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Schizogony |
- Equal division of cytoplasm followed by multiple division of cytoplasm and mitosis |
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Mitosis |
is nuclear division and produces two identical daughter cells |
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Meiosis |
cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells. |
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Binary Fission |
is the division of a single entity into two |
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Nutrition |
Phagocytosis: Engulfing or eating of foreign material not dissolved in water ie bacteria Cell eating via pseudopods (false feet) Pinocytosis / Endocytosis: Soluble material, using infolding or invagination of cell membrane - Cell Drinking |
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