Parasitolgy Lab

Giardia

• anaerobic

• flagellated protist

• causes giardiasis

• major causes of diarrheal

• comes from contaminated water

• trophozoite (growing stage)

Trichomonas vaginalis

• causes trichomonas

• a STD

• 20% Asymptomatic

• women affected more than men

• risky for pregnant women

Toxoplasma Gondii

• causes toxoplasmosis

• asymptomatic until it attacks a major organ

• 50% people in developing countries with toxoplasmosis

• crazy cat person syndrome

• intracellular protists

Balantidium coli

• causes balantidiasis

• acquired by human through pig feces

• fecal, oral route

• asymptomatic; diarrhea

• ciliate protist

Monocystis agilis

-parasitize earthworms

Leishmania

• causes leishmaniasis

• found in South America and North Africa, Asia

• sand fly is the vector

Trypanosoma Cruzi

• Chagas Disease

• Latin America Disease

• Spleen (second pic)

• Blood smear(first pic)

Rhodnius Prolixus

• a species of true bug

Trypanosoma Brucei

• two subspecies

• (Gambiense 1st pic and Rhodesiense 2nd pic )

• causes sleeping sickness disease

• found in Africa

• transmitted by Glossina Flies

Glossina

• vector of T. brucei