Parasitology — Flashcards

The vector for transmission of _____ is a tsetse fly

Trypanosoma brucei has two subspecies; either _____ or T. rhodesiense

Due to villous atrophy in _____, deficiencies in epithelial brush border enzymes such as lactase may develop.

Hint: which parasitic infection

_____ to 25 cysts (#) are required for Giardia lamblia (G. lamblia) infection.

Subcutaneous, '_____' swellings are diagnostic of the helminth Loa loa

The eggs of _____ are boat-shaped with lateral floats.

_____ , a helminth, enters the blood through the intestinal wall, making their way to the lungs; mucociliary escalator eventually causes them to be swallowed into the GI tract

What diagnostic tests are run to test for Giardia?_____

_____ is the etiology of Chagas Disease

Hint: bug

_____ oocysts can be visualized with an Acid-Fast (Ziehl-Neelsen) stain