PARASITOLOGY

• what is the 4 groups of miscellaneous protozoa?

  ciliates, coccidia, blastocystis hominis, pnuemocystis jiroveci
• have a hair like cytoplasmic extensions

  ciliates
• miscellanous protozoa are unicellular or multicellular?

  unicellular
• what are the differences of miscellanous protozoa

  morphologic forms, life cycle, laboratory diagnosis, epidemiology, clinical symptoms, treatment, prevention and control
• have two nuclei micro and macro

  balantidium coli cyst
• have a small dot-like nucleus

  micronucleus
• have a kidney-bean shape

  macronucleus
• row of cilia in netween cyst wall layers

  balantidium coli cyst
• it size is 43-66 microns

  balntidium coli cyst
• 28-152 microns in length and 22-123 microns in width

  balantidium coli trophozoite
• its motility is rotary and boring

  balantidium coli trophozoite
• have a 1-2 contractile vacuoles in young cyst

  balantidium coli cyst
• have a 1-2 contractile vacuoles with small cytostome and cytopyge

  balntidium coli trophozoite
• layer of cilia around organism

  balantidium coli trophozoite
• what is the infective stage of b coli

  cyst
• trophozoite multiply via?

  transverse binary fission
• where does b coli excystation happens?

  small intestines
• where does encystation of b coli happens?

  lumen
• what is the feeding stage of b coli

  trophozoites
• cecal illeum lumen mucosa submucosa of large intestine is where blank reside and feed

  trophozoites
• what is the phylum of b coli

  ciliophora
• what is the class of b coli

  kinetofragminophorea
• what is b coli formerly known?

  paramecium coli
• it is only known to cause human disease

  ciliate
• what disease are ass with b. coli

  balantidiasis

  balantidiosis

  balantidial dysentery
• what is the MOT of b coli

  fecal-oral

  person to person
• stool, sigmoidoscopy material and bronchoalveolar washing is what kind of specimen of choice?

  b coli
• DFS and concentration techni is what kind of test for?

  b coli
• what is the incubation period of b coli

  4-5 days
• do not present any symptoms but may serve as parasite reservoir

  b coli and i belli
• diarrhea with bloody and mucoid stools

  balantidial dysentery
• what is the epidemiology of b. coli

  distributed worldwide but human infection is very low
• it is a treatment for b coli contraindicated in children 8 yearold and pregnant women

  tetracycline
• what is the treatment for b coli

  tetracycline

  metronidazole

  iodoquinol

  doxycycline

  nitazoxanide
• what is the prevention and control for b coli

  susceptible by heat, disinfect in 1% sodium chloride
• what is the phylum of coccidians

  apicomplexa
• what class is coccidians

  conoidasida
• what are the intestinal coccidians?

  isospora belli

  sarcocystis spp

  cryptosporidium parvum/hominis

  cyclospora cayatenensis
• what are the extra intestinal coccidian

  toxoplasma gondii
• has a size of 25-35m long and 10-15m wide

  i belli oocyst