Lab extra credit

Four protozoan parasites that can infect the brain in humans

Toxoplasmosis gondii, Entomoeba histolytica, Trypsanoma brucei, Naegleri fowleri

Stage of Toxoplasmosis gondii that can infect the brain in humans

Bradyzoites(in tissue cyst)

Stage of Entamoeba histolytica that can infect the brain in humans

Trophozoites

Stage of Trypsanoma brucei that can infect the brain in humans

Trypomastigotes

Stage of Naegleri fowleri that can infect the brain in humans

Trophozoites

Species of plasmodium which causes malaria in maquaques

Plasmodium knowlesi

Commensal amoebas in humans(4)

Endolimax nana, Entamoeba gingivalis, Entomoeba coli, Iodamoeba buetschlii

Commensal lumenal flagellates/metamonada

Chliomaxtix mesnili, Trichomonas tenax, Pentatrichomonas homonis

Staining techniques(3)

Acid fast, Giemsa, Trichrome

Giemsa stain use

Protozoa in blood/tissue

Acid fast stain use

coccidian oocyst in stool

Trichrome stain use

Intestional protozoa in stool

What stain was done in lab

Giemsa

Though tot be commensal but associated with IBS

Dientamoeba fragilis