Parasitology — Flashcards

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

Hint: which parasite

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the infective stage of Schistosoma spp.?_____

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

What is the infective form of Trichuris trichiura?_____