PARASITOLOGY (PROTOZOANS)
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trophozoites are frequently found in what type of stool? diarrheal and liquid stools
excystation occurs in the _______ and organisms begin to multiply as ______ lower
intestine; trophozoite
the only pathogenic ameba E. histolytica
infective form of E. histolytica mature quadrinucleate cyst
life cycle of ameba trophozoite stage → precystic stage → cystic stage → metacystic
stage
causes amebic colitis, amoebic dysentery, intestinal and extraintestinal amebiasis E.
histolytica
typical amoebic ulcer caused by E. histolytica has _______ shaped flask-shaped; mouth
and neck being narrow and base large and rounded
, PARASITOLOGY (PROTOZOANS)
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hepatic involvement of E. histolytica extraintestinal amebiasis produces thick chocolate
brown pus/ anchovy pus (which is liquefied necrotic liver tissue)
special media that supports E. histolytica in culture TYI-S-33
pulmonary amebiasis results in expectation of chocolate brown sputum
CNS involvement of E. histolytica results to Secondary amebic meningoencephalitis
coffin shaped chromatodial bars and mature cyst with 4 nuclei E. histolytica
splinter like chromatodial bar cyst with 8 nuclei E. coli
ameba that moves in one direction and has only one pseudopod thrusted out in explosive manner
E. histolytica
, PARASITOLOGY (PROTOZOANS)
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ameba that tries to move in several direction at the same time — sluggish motion E. coli
morphologically similar to E. histolytica E. dispar and E. moshkovskii
"small race" E. histolytica Entamoeba hartmanni
Major causative agent of PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS (PAM)
Naegleria fowleri
MOT of Naegleria fowleri inhalation or aspiration of water
incapable of survival in clean, chlorinated water N. fowleri
causes Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis (GAR) Acanthamoeba spp. (A. culbertsoni)
trophozoite is large and is characterized by spine-like pseudopodia Acanthamoeba spp
Questions And Answers
trophozoites are frequently found in what type of stool? diarrheal and liquid stools
excystation occurs in the _______ and organisms begin to multiply as ______ lower
intestine; trophozoite
the only pathogenic ameba E. histolytica
infective form of E. histolytica mature quadrinucleate cyst
life cycle of ameba trophozoite stage → precystic stage → cystic stage → metacystic
stage
causes amebic colitis, amoebic dysentery, intestinal and extraintestinal amebiasis E.
histolytica
typical amoebic ulcer caused by E. histolytica has _______ shaped flask-shaped; mouth
and neck being narrow and base large and rounded
, PARASITOLOGY (PROTOZOANS)
Questions And Answers
hepatic involvement of E. histolytica extraintestinal amebiasis produces thick chocolate
brown pus/ anchovy pus (which is liquefied necrotic liver tissue)
special media that supports E. histolytica in culture TYI-S-33
pulmonary amebiasis results in expectation of chocolate brown sputum
CNS involvement of E. histolytica results to Secondary amebic meningoencephalitis
coffin shaped chromatodial bars and mature cyst with 4 nuclei E. histolytica
splinter like chromatodial bar cyst with 8 nuclei E. coli
ameba that moves in one direction and has only one pseudopod thrusted out in explosive manner
E. histolytica
, PARASITOLOGY (PROTOZOANS)
Questions And Answers
ameba that tries to move in several direction at the same time — sluggish motion E. coli
morphologically similar to E. histolytica E. dispar and E. moshkovskii
"small race" E. histolytica Entamoeba hartmanni
Major causative agent of PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS (PAM)
Naegleria fowleri
MOT of Naegleria fowleri inhalation or aspiration of water
incapable of survival in clean, chlorinated water N. fowleri
causes Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis (GAR) Acanthamoeba spp. (A. culbertsoni)
trophozoite is large and is characterized by spine-like pseudopodia Acanthamoeba spp
