PROTOZOA

• Plasmodium vivax common name is Benign Tertian Malaria
• The diagnosis of P. ovale is Blood smear - Schuffner's dots
• Plasmodium falciparum common name is Malignant Tertian Malaria
• The diagnosis of P. falciparum is blood smear - Maurer's dots
• Plasmodium malariae common name is Quartan Malaria
• P. malariae diagnosis is blood smear - Ziemann's dots
• Plasmodium ovale common namen is Ovale Malaria
• P. ovale is diagnosed by blood smear - James dots
• The group of Plasmodium POE is in the skin
• The group of Plasmodium habitat is in RBC
• The sources of the Plasmodium group are infected anopheles mosquitoes, blood transfusion, and syringes of addicts
• Entamoeba histolytica common name is Intestinal amebiasis
• The POE of E. histolytica is in the mouth
• The habitat of E. histolytica is in the lumen and wall of colon or rectum to liver
• The sources of E. histolytica is fecal contamination with cysts
• The diagnosis of E. histolytica are cysts in cold stool and trophozoite in purged stool
• Dientamoeba fragilis POE is in the mouth
• Dientamoeba fragilis common name is Amebic hepatitis
• Dientamoeba fragilis habitat is in the large intestine
• Dientamoeba fragilis sources is trophozoite from fecal contamination
• The diagnosis of Dientamoeba fragilis is by stool exam
• Naegleria fowleri common name is free living amoebas
• Naegleria fowleri POE is nose conjunctiva, brain, and eye
• Source of Naegleria fowleri is pod mud and contaminated contact lens
• The diagnosis of Naegleria fowleri is by motile amoeba in CSF Biopsy and culture
• Giardia lamblia common name is Giardiasis or "Old Man's Eyeglasses"
• The POE of Giardia lamblia is in the mouth
• Giardia lamblia habitat is the upper small intestine
• Giardia lamblia source is fecal contamination with cysts
• The diagnosis of Giardia lamblia is by cysts and trophozoite in stools
• Trichomonas vaginalis common name is trichomoniasis
• The POE of Trichomonas vaginalis is in the genitalia
• The habitat of Trichomonas vaginalis is in the genitalia, vagina, and prostate
• The diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis is by frothy vaginal discharge
• Balantidium coli common name is Balantidiasis
• The POE of Balantidium coli is in the mouth
• Balantidium colith habitat is in the large intestine
• Balantidium coli source is ingestion of cysts
• Balantidium coli diagnosis is by trophozoite and cysts in stool and biopsy
• Babesia microti common name is babesiosis