Parasitology — Flashcards

What tests (3) are used to diagnose Entamoeba histolytica?_____; ELISA stool+serum antigen test; Serology to detect Entamoeba antibodies

_____ is a helminth known as 'African eye worm', as the adult form can migrate across the conjunctiva

_____ can cause intestinal amebiasis, with ulcerations along the walls of the colon and bloody diarrhea

Hint: which parasite

The _____ stage of E. histolytica exhibits pseudopods, which allow the organism to move along the intestinal wall and take up nutrients.

How is the presence of hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus) diagnosed?_____, Eosinophilia

Which T-helper cells are active against helminthic parasites?_____

Which (infective) form of T. cruzi is released in the feces of reduviid bug?_____

The dormant _____yzoites inside the toxoplasma cyst may be reactivated in immune suppression causing renewed infection in the host.

What is the infective stage of Schistosoma spp.?_____

Delhi boil is caused by Leishmania _____ complex (old world leishmaniasis)