Class Lobosea
The diagnostic stage for this organism is finding active trophs in spinal fluid.
What is Naegleria fowleri.
This class moves using what structure?
What is a flagella.
Fluorescent microscopy is used to detect this pathogen.
What is Cryptosporidium sp.
An animal that harbors a species of parasite that infects humans.
Name both methods of direct examination for stool samples.
What is wet mount and permanent prep.
The primary pathogen in the class Lobosea.
What is Entamoeba histolytica.
Most common intestinal parasite in the U.S.
What is Giardia lamblia
The definitive host for this organism is the tick.
What is Babesia sp.
The motile stage of protozoa.
What is trophozoite.
There more commonly used concentration technique.
What is sedimentation.
This organism has a central area of the cell that resembles a large vacuole surrounded by small dark staining nuclei.
Blastocystis hominis
This organism is spread via posterior station transmission.
What is Trypanosoma cruzi.
Which 2 species of Plasmodium prefer to invade retics?
What are ovale and vivax.
Multiple hairlike processes attached to the surface of a cell.
What is cilia.
Stool specimens be kept at what temperature before processing?
The cyst form of this organism contains 1-8 nuclei (1,2,8 most common).
What is Entamoeba coli.
This organism has flagella and undulating membrane that only runs ½ the length of organism.
What is Trichomonas vaginalis.
This is the start of sexual reproduction for Plasmodium sp.
What is mosquitos acquiring micro and macro gametocytes from the peripheral blood.
Long surviving modified liver schizont that are the source of relapsing infections.
What is a hypnozoite.
This organism is detected best by using a cellophane tape test.
What is Enterobius vermicularis (Pin worm).
This organism's chomatoid bodies have rounded ends.
What is Entamoeba histolytica
This organism's diagnostic stage is finding binucleated trophs passed in feces.
What is Dientamoeba fragilis.
When crossing the placenta it can cause mental retardation, blindness, or death.
What is Toxoplasma gondii.
Asexual multiplication in coccidian life cycle.
What is merogony.
Once this is given, you should wait 5-10 days to collect a stool specimen.
What is X-Ray Contrast Dye (Media)