Protozoa
This is a brain eating amoeba found in warm bodies of fresh water
Naegleria fowleri
How is the presence of Enterobius vermicularis (pinworms) diagnosed
checking perianal area, transparent tape to remove eggs, examining under fingernails
Name one of the four major pathogenic fungi
Histoplasma, blastomyces, coccidioides, or aspergillus
Define Trophozoite
Feeding and reproducing stage that lives within host
Which amebiasis infection is asymptomatic in healthy individuals
Luminal amebiasis
This is the causative agent of giardiasis (most common waterborne gastrointestinal disease in U.S.)
Giardia intestinalis
Is found in raw or uncooked fish (contaminated sushi)
Is found in raw or uncooked fish (contaminated sushi)
What can be used to treat histoplasmosis is needed
Amphotericin B or Ketoconazole
Define cyst
Infective form that survives in the environment
Cryptococcosis occurs in which individuals?
Individuals with little immune system function
This flagellate causes chagas disease which is transmitted through insect bites "kissing bug"
Trypanosoma cruzi
Which three drugs are used to treat both pinworms and hookworms
Mebendazole, albendazole, and pyrantel pamoate
What is the causative agent of coccidiomycosis
Coccidioides immitis
Define monoecious
Both male/female reproductive organs
What is the oral treatment for vaginal candidiasis
Fluconazole
Women with vaginitis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis are treated with?
oral nitroimidazole or tinidazole
This species of hookworms attach to intestine walls where they feed on blood causing anemia, cough, itchy rash, and diarrhea
Necator americanus
What is used to treat aspergillosis
itraconazole and voriconazole
Define echinocandins
Inhibit sugar synthesis in fungal wall
Working with plant material causes a high risk of which infection?
Sporotrichosis- sporothrix schenckii
Infects humans through infected domestic cat's feces, cause tissue cysts in skeletal muscle, myocardium, brain, and eyes in adults
Toxoplasma gondii
Name the two different tapeworms found in beef and pork
T. saginata and T. solium
Secondary cutaneous aspergillosis begins where before spreading?
Respiratory system
Define dioecious
Either male/female reproductive organs
Which kind of mycoses involves the fungi using keratin as nutrient source and colonize dead tissues
Superficial mycoses