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38 Cards in this Set
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Types of nuclei |
Vesicular Homogeneous |
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Means of movement protozoa |
Pseudopodia Flagella Cilia Gliding |
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Reproduction |
Binary fission Multiple fission External Budding Internal budding S - Conjugation S - Syngamy Isogamy Anisogamy |
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Effects of protozoa |
Absorbs nutrients Interfere with normal metabolism Production of toxin Destroy tissues Destroy blood cells Premunity |
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Naegleria fowleri |
Causes amoebic meningoencephalitis in man |
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Acanthamoeba culbertsoni |
Produce meningoencephalitis in mice and monkey if introduce intranasally |
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Entamoeba histolytica |
Causes amoebic dysentery in man and monkeys |
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Entomoeba coli |
Occurs in colon and cecum of man, monkey, dog and pigs |
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Entamoeba canibucalis |
Mouth in dog |
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Entamoeba suis |
Digestive tract of pig |
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Entamoeba bovis |
Digestive tract of cattle |
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Entamoeba bubalis (dilimanni) |
Digestive tract of carabao |
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Entamoeba ovis |
Digestive tract of sheep |
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Entamoeba gingivalis |
In mouth of man and dog |
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Entamoeba equi |
Horse cecum and colon |
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Entamoeba muris |
Occurs in rat |
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Entamoeba caviae |
Occurs in guinea pig |
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Entamoeba cuniculi |
Occurs in rabbit |
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Trypanosome (trypomastigote) |
Leaf like kinetoplast anterior and near the nucleus near the posterior end |
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Leptomonad (promastigote) |
Leaf-like; kinetoplast near the anterior end. No undulating membrane. |
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Crithidial (epistigote) |
Leaf-like; kinetoplast anterior and near the nucleus and short undulating |
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Leishmania donovani |
Kalaazar |
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Leishmania tropica |
Cutaneous leishmaniasis |
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Leishmania braziliense |
American mucocutaneous leishmaniasis |
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Transmitted by sandflies |
Heteroxenous |
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Trypanosoma rhodesiense |
African sleeping sickness |
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Trypanosoma gambiense |
Gambian sleeping sickness or human trypanosomiasis |
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Trypanosoma equinum |
Mal de caderas |
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Disease characterized by intense anemia and emaciation |
Trypanosomiasis |
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Trypanosoma brucei |
Nagana |
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Trypanosoma equiperdum |
Dourine |
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Trypanosoma theileri |
Turning sickness |
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Trypanosoma melophagium |
Occurs in sheep ; cyclically transmitted by sheep ked |
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Trypanosoma lewisi |
Trnsmtd by rat flea. Ceratophyllus fasciatus. |
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Trypanosoma canorini |
Triatoma or kissing bug |
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Trypanosoma cruzi |
Chagas disease |
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Allowing bugs to feed on patient blood |
Xenodiagnosis |
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Trypanosoma Tx |
Suramin 7-10 mg/kg in 10% sol |