Blood and tissue parasites US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Blood and tissue parasites with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Blood and tissue parasites Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: How is Babesiosis (Babesia spp.) transmitted?_____
Answer: Ixodes tick
Flashcard 2: What is a common coinfection with Babesia spp.?_____
Answer: Borrelia burgdorferi (lyme disease)
Flashcard 3: What is the cause of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis?_____
Answer: Acanthamoeba spp.
Flashcard 4: Which protozoa is often associated with water-sports?_____
Answer: Naegleria fowleri
Flashcard 5: Diagnosis of Plasmodium spp. includes blood smear or _____ stain
Answer: giemsa
Flashcard 6: Which strain(s) of Plasmodium follow a quartan fever cycle?_____
Answer: Plasmodium malariae
Flashcard 7: Which helminth can present with neurocysticercosis?_____
Answer: Taenia solium
Flashcard 8: Trichomonas vaginalis
Answer:
Extra: wet mount vaginitis sexual
Flashcard 9: trichomonas vaginitis
Answer:
Extra: foul-smelling, greenish vaginal discharge, itching and burning mobile, pear-shaped trophozoites on wet mount metronidazole
Flashcard 10: Trypanasoma cruzi
Answer:
Extra: blood smear Chagas disease Reduviid big (aka kissing or assassin bug) Central/South America
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