Yhe Hemoflagellates

Front 1

This is the only hemoflagellate morphologic form that does not have an external flagellum

Back 1

Amastigote

Front 2

Hemoflagellates are typically found in stool samples

Back 2

False

Front 3

The symptoms of hemoflagellate infections range from minor, such as irritation at the infection site, to serious (comatose state and death)

Back 3

True

Front 4

The organism causing chiclero ulcer is most likely found in

Back 4

South American rainforest region

Front 5

Which is not an acceptable treatment for mucocutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L.braziliensis?

Back 5

Amoxicillin

Front 6

Which is the most commonly used diagnostic methods for the recovery of members of the L.braziliensis complex?

Back 6

Identifying amastigotes in infected material

Front 7

A common name for disease caused by L.donovani is

Back 7

Visceral leishmaniasis, Kala-azar, and Dum dum fever

Front 8

The vector responsible for the transmission of L.donovani is

Back 8

Lutzomyia sandly and Phlebotomus sandly

Front 9

Item that does not describe kala-azar

Back 9

Is not transmitted by blood transfusion

Front 10

The specimen of choice for the recovery of L.mexicana complex members is

Back 10

Lesion biopsy material

Front 11

Is not a reservoir host for L.mexicana complex

Back 11

Snakes

Front 12

Best describe disease caused by the L.mexicana complex

Back 12

Can disseminate into a diffuse cutaneous form & Appears around the ears in approximately 40% of patients

Front 13

Geographic region that cannot be found L.tropica

Back 13

Brazil

Front 14

The specimen of choice for the recovery of L.tropica complex members is

Back 14

Fluid underneath the ulcer bed

Front 15

The most common morphologic form seen in samples positive for L.tropica complex members is

Back 15

Amastigote

Front 16

What tests are considered diagnostic for trypanosomiasis

Back 16

Giemsa-stained blood slides revealing the trypomastigote and Giemsa-stained blood slides revealing the amastigote

Front 17

There are no known animal reservoir hosts for T.b.gambiense

Back 17

True

Front 18

The enlargement of cervical lymph nodes in reference to trypanosomal disease caused by T.b.gambiense is referred to as

Back 18

Winterbottom's sign

Front 19

The diagnostic stage of T.b.rhodesiense is the

Back 19

Trypomastigote

Front 20

Trypanosomal parasites that causes sleeping sicknesses is the more aggresive form

Back 20

Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

Front 21

What complicates the prevention and control efforts for T.b.rhodesiense?

Back 21

None

Front 22

The specimen of choice for the detection of T.cruzi is

Back 22

Blood

Front 23

The vector that first identified as responsible for transmitting T.cruzi

Back 23

Panstrongylus megistus

Front 24

Is not a characteristic finding in Chagas' disease

Back 24

Somnolence

Front 25

The diagnostic testing methods for T.rangeli are the same as those for identifying and confirming and infection with T.cruzi

Back 25

True

Front 26

The phrase that best describes the infection associated with T.rangeli is that it

Back 26

Is considered a benign infection

Front 27

Is not a prevention and control measure for T.rangeli

Back 27

Removing overgrown vegetation