Lab 9: Sarcomastigophora

Name this parasite:
Def host: Humans
Int Host: None
Target Organ: Duodenum
Infectious stage: Cyst (diagnostic)

Name this parasite:
Def host: Humans
Int Host: None
Target Organ: Duodenum
Infectious stage: Cyst (diagnostic)

Giardia lamblia

Giardia lamblia Def Host

Humans

Giardia lamblia int host

None

Giardia lamblia target organ

Duodenum

Giardia lamblia Infectious stage

cyst

Giardia lamblia can be obtained from __ contamination

fecal

Giardia lamblia symptom (1) (can be considered as an STD)

GI discomfort

This is the _ stage of Giradia lamblia

cyst

This is the _ stage of Giradia lamblia

trophozoite

What parasite is this?

Giardia lamblia

Name this parasite:
Def Host: Humans
Int Host: None
Target Organ: urogential tract
Infectious stage: trophozoite

Trichomonas vaginalis

Trichomonas vaginalis def host

humans

Trichomonas vaginalis int host

none

Trichomonas vaginalis target organ

urogenital tract

Trichomonas vaginalis infectious stage

trophozoite

Trichomonas vaginalis symptom in female (1) (is considered STD)

thick white discharge

What parasite is this?

Trichomonas vaginalis

Name this parasite:
Def host: Humans
Int host: Tsetse fly
Target organ: CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) and Lmyph Fluid
Infectious stage: metacyclic trypomastigote
Common diesease: Human sleeping sickness
Symptoms: Winterbottom sign (swollen lymph nodes)

Trypanosoma brucei

Trypanosoma brucei def host

humans

Trypanosoma brucei int host

tsetse fly

Trypanosoma brucei target organ

CSF and Lymph fluid

Trypanosoma brucei infectious stage

metacyclic trypomastigote

Trypanosoma brucei common disease

human sleeping sickness

Trypanosoma brucei symptom (1)

Winterbottom sign

What parasite is this?

Trypanosoma brucei

Name this parasite:
Def host: Humans
Int host: Kissing Bug (assassin bug)
Target organ: Muscles / WBCs
Infectious stage: metacyclic trypomastigote
Common disease: Chagas disease
Symptoms: Chagoma / Romanas

Trypanosoma cruzi

Trypanosoma cruzi Def host

humans

Trypanosoma cruzi int host

Kissing bug

Trypanosoma cruzi target organ

muscles / WBCs

Trypanosoma cruzi infectious stage

metacyclic trypomastigote

Trypanosoma cruzi common disease

Chaga’s disease

Trypanosoma cruzi symptom (2)

Chagoma / Romanas

What parasite is this?

Trypanosoma cruzi

Name this parasite:
Def host: Humans
Int host: Sandfly
Target organ:macrophages
Infectious stages: promastigote
Common disease: Kala-azar
Symptoms: Hepatosplenomegaly / Animea / Immunosuppression

Leishmania donovani

Leishmania donovani def host

humans

Leishmania donovani int host

Sandfly

Leishmania donovani target organ

macrophages

Leishmania donovani infectious stage

promastigote

Leishmania donovani common disease

kala-azar

Leishmania donovani symptoms (3)

hepatosplenomegaly / anemia / immunosuppression

What parasite is this?

Lesihmania donovani