PARA RECALL

Bright red

Charcot-Leyden crystals in Trichrome stain

Blue black

Charcot-Leyden crystals in Iron-Hematoxylin stain

black

RBCs in Iron-Hematoxylin Stain

colorless

Glycogen in Iron-Hematoxylin Stain

Entamoeba polecki cyst

Angular or pointed chromatoidal bars

Endolimax nana

blot like karyosome

Endolimax nana cyst

cross-eyed cyst

Entamoeba gingivalis

Entamoeba without a cyst stage

Entamoeba gingivalis

Capable of ingesting WBCs

Naegleria fowleri

Most pathogenic free-living amoeba

Trichomoniasis

Strawberry Cervix

T. vaginalis

T. hominis can be mistaken as...

Balantidium coli

largest protozoan parasite of humans

Plasmodium ovale

Enlarged RBC with serrated/fimbriated edges

Histidine Rich Protein II

For antigen detection of P. falciparum trophozoite and gametocytes

Babesia microti

Causative agent of Redwater fever

Plasmodium falciparum

Causative agent of Blackwater fever

Cyclospora cayetanensis

Capable of autofluorescence

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE. Embryonated eggs are not recovered in stool.

Trichinella spiralis

Periorbital edema

Striated muscle

T. spiralis encyst in what kind of muscle

Loa loa

African Eye Worm

Mansonella streptocerca

Shepherd's Crook

Schistosomule

Cercaria without a tail

COPT

Confirmatory Test for Schistosoma in the PH

3% NaOH

Mucolytic agent for sputum

Heterophyes heterophyes

smallest fluke of man

Diphyllobothrium latum

Largest known parasite of man

Taenia asiatica

3rd species of Taenia

Hymenolepis nana

smallest tapeworm of man

Hymenolepis nana

most common cestode infection in the world

Man

Accidental intermediate host of Echinococcus granulosus

Echinococcus granulosus

Smallest tapeworm of dogs

Imaging techniques (x-ray, CT scan, ultrasound)

Diagnosis of echinococcus

Foxes

Final Host of Echinococcus multilocularis

Bush dogs and dogs

Final Host of Echinococcus vogeli

Wax lined cardboard

Container for stool (other than wide mouth plastic container)

Watery or diarrheic stool

Stool specimen prioritized

Baermann Technique

Technique used for the recovery of threadworm larva

Gauze or cheesecloth

Filter used in Baermann Technique

Cockroach

Mechanical vector/phoretic vector

Scabies

Disease associated with Sarcoptes (ectoparasites)

P. vivax & P. ovale

malarial relapse

Hypnozoites

dormant forms of Plasmodium that remain in liver

Crescent or Banana-shaped Gametocytes

Diagnostic of P. falciparum

Ixodes scapularis (deer tick)

vector of Babesia microti

Sporozoites

infective stage of Babesia microti

Ring forms in PBS

Diagnostic of Babesia microti

Giemsa

Stain of choice for ID of Plasmodium

maltese cross

Babesia microti

cats

Definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii

Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis

Naegleria fowleri

Amoeba in CSF

Diagnosis of N. fowleri

Acanthamoeba

amoeba assoc with use of contaminated contact lens cleaning solution

Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis

Acanthamoeba

Jerky motility

Trichomonas vaginalis

Trypomastigote

Infective stage of Trypanosomes

Winterbottom's sign

swollen lymph nodes at posterior base of neck (typical sign for trypanosomiasis)

Bite of kissing bug

Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi

Triatomine bug

Trypanosoma cruzi

Promastigote

Infective stage of Leishmania

Amastigote in blood or tissue

Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis

Tsetse fly

Trypanosoma brucei

Sandfly

Leishmania

mutualism

both organisms benefit

commensalism

1 organism benefits and the other is unharmed

Entamoeba coli

example of commensalism

final host/definitive host

harbors the mature/adult form, where sexual reproduction occurs

man

usually definitive host

intermediate host

harbors the immature/larval stage, where asexual reproduction occurs

mechanical vector

phoretic vector

paratenic host

transfer host

paratenic/transfer host

harbors parasites that do not develop further to later stages

dead-end host

incidental host

dead end/incidental host

host that does not anymore allow the life cycle of parasite to continue

reservoir host

host other than parasite's usual hosts that allow life cycle to continue

accidental host

host that harbors a parasite that usually does not infect it

facultative parasite

has a free-living and parasitic phase

commensal parasite

non pathogenic

erratic parasite

parasite not living in its natural habitat

oviparous

lays unembryonated eggs

ovoviviparous

lays embryonated or segmented eggs

larviparous (viviparous)

lays larva

monecious

possess both male and female reproductive organs

diocious

separate sexes

parthenogenetic

female worms capable of self fertilization

egg/ovum

usually the infective stage in helminths

trophozoite

vegetative form of protozoa

cyst

usually the infective stage in protozoans

Cryptosporidium

outbreaks of diarrhea & severe diarrhea among AIDS px

vertical transmission

MOT of Toxoplasma gondii

Ancylostoma, Strongyloides

can be transmitted transmammary (via breastmilk)

TRUE

(T/F) E vermicularis can be transmitted via inhalation

ectoplasm & endoplasm

2 regions of cytoplasm of protozoans

watery/diarrheic stool

trophozoite is found in _______ stool

formed stool

cysts are found in _______ stool

Quensel's stain, Buffered Methylene Blue

stains for trophozoite

Lugol's, D'Antoni

stains for protozoan cyst

E gingivalis

all amoeba inhabit the LARGE INTESTINE except

E gingivalis

infective stage of amoeba is cyst except