Parasitology — Flashcards

The _____ stage is never seen in the peripheral smear of Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

_____ is a helminth that can cause intestinal obstruction at the ileocecal valve

_____ in stool is diagnostic of Giardia infection

Schistosoma _____ has a small terminal spine

_____, Feinberg-Whittington medium or PEM (Plastic envelope medium) are the media of choice for culturing Trichomonas vaginalis

Non-Bile stained eggs can be remembered by the mnemonic A HEN:_____

Helminths whose eggs float in a saturated salt solution can be remembered by mnemonic: THE FAN:T_____Hymenolepis nanaEnterobius vermicularisFertilized eggs of Ascaris lumbricoidesAncylostoma duodenaleNecator americanus

The steatorrhea in Giardia is hypothesized to stem from excess _____ production that impairs fat absorption in the intestines

Strongyloides stercoralis, a helminth, enters the _____ through the feet, making their way to the lungs; mucociliary escalator eventually causes them to be swallowed into the GI tract

Giardia lamblia cysts become trophozoites in the _____ when stimulated by gastric acid after ingestion.