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Entamoeba histolytica causes what disease?

Amoebic dysentery (amebiasis)

What are the stages of Entamoeba histolytica?

Trophozoites and cysts

What causes balantidiasis (dysentery)?

Balantidium coli

Balantidium coli causes what disease?

Balantidiasis (dysentery)

What causes giardiasis (Beaver's fever/backpacker's diarrhea)?

Giardia lamblia

Giardia lamblia causes what disease?

Giardiasis (Beaver's fever/backpacker's diarrhea)

What are the stages of Giardia lamblia?

Trophozoites and cysts

What causes trichomoniasis (STi)?

Trichomonas vaginalis

Trichomonas vaginalis causes what disease?

Trichomoniasis (STi)

What causes toxoplasmosis?

Toxoplasma gondii

What causes African sleeping sickness?

Trypanosoma brucei

What causes malaria?

Plasmodium vivax

Which organism causes amoebic dysentery?

Entamoeba histolytica

Which organism causes balantidiasis?

Balantidium coli

Which organism causes giardiasis?

Giardia lamblia

Which organism causes Beaver's fever?

Giardia lamblia

Which organism causes backpacker's diarrhea?

Giardia lamblia

Which organism causes trichomoniasis?

Trichomonas vaginalis

Which organism causes toxoplasmosis?

Toxoplasma gondii

Which organism causes African sleeping sickness?

Trypanosoma brucei

Which organism causes malaria?

Plasmodium vivax

Amoebic dysentery is also called what?

Amebiasis

What organism is this, and is it a trophozoite or a cyst?

Entamoeba histolytica - Trophozoite

What organism is this, is it a trophozoite or a cyst?

Giardia lamblia - Trophozoite

What organism is this?

Trypanosoma brucei

What organism is this?

Plasmodium vivax

What organism is this, and is it a trophozoite or a cyst?

Entamoeba histolytica - Cyst

What organism is this, and is it a trophozoite or a cyst?

Balantidium Coli - Trophozoite

What organism is this, and is it a trophozoite or a cyst?

Balantidium Coli - Cyst

What organism is this?

Trichomonas vaginalis

What organism is this?

Toxoplasma

What type of motility does Entamoeba histolytica use?

Pseudopods

What type of motility does Balantidium coli use?

Cilia

What type of motility does Giardia lamblia use?

Flagella

What type of motility does Trichomonas vaginalis use?

Flagella

What type of motility does Trypanosoma brucei use?

Flagella

What is amoebic dysentery (amebiasis)?

Diarrhea

What is balantidiasis?

Dysentery (may be bloody diarrhea)

What is giardiasis?

Backpacker's diarrhea

What is trichomoniasis?

STi

What medication treats Entamoeba histolytica?

Metronidazole (Flagyl)

What medication treats Balantidium coli?

Metronidazole (Flagyl)

What medication treats Giardia lamblia?

Metronidazole (Flagyl)

What medication treats Trichomonas vaginalis?

Metronidazole (Flagyl)

Which protozoan uses pseudopods?

Entamoeba histolytica

Which protozoan uses cilia?

Balantidium coli

Which protozoan uses flagella?

Giardia lamblia

Which protozoan uses flagella?

Trichomonas vaginalis

Which protozoan uses flagella?

Trypanosoma brucei

What is African sleeping sickness?

A parasitic disease that affects the brain and nervous system

What is toxoplasmosis?

A parasitic disease that can cause flu-like symptoms

What is malaria?

A parasitic disease that infects red blood cells and causes cycles of fever, chills, and sweating.

Which of these are NOT transmitted via fecal-oral?

Trypanosoma brucei

Which of these are transmitted via oocysts?

Toxoplasma gondii