Protozoa/Helminths — Flashcards

Giardia is a parasite commonly transmitted through consumption of poorly purified _____

G. lamblia trophozoites (active state) have _____ nuclei and _____ pairs of flagella (#) and resemble a face looking back at the viewer

Giardia (parasite) is transmitted through passage of the _____ form in the intestinal tract and out as stool

Echinococcus granulosus is transmitted via _____ feces

_____ in _____ is diagnostic of Giardia infection

Taenia _____ has a circle of hooklets on its scolex (head)

What is the cause of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis? _____

Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite commonly transmitted as oocysts in _____

Wuchereria bancrofti is a helminth that can cause _____ due to longstanding _____

Paragonimus westermani (lung fluke) is a helminth that presents with '_____' eggs on stool O&P