Parasitology — Flashcards

_____ is a visceral protozoal infection that is diagnosed by the visualization of Trypanosoma cruzi on a peripheral blood smear.

Diagnosis of the helminth _____ is made via the scotch tape test

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

_____ 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