Parasite Disease Vector/MOT Geography Buzz word Diagnosis

Entamoeba Ameboeosis; Fecal/Oral Worldwide 4 nuclear inclusions seen 4 nuclear inclusions seen on
Histolytica Characteriz (FO); ; unclean on O+P O+P…
(MOST important) ed by very Ingestions of water
bloody contaminated
diarrhea;can water
progress to
other organs
Giardia lamblia Severe Through Worldwide Grandfather clock face Trophozoites seen on fecal
diarrhea ingestion of most nucleus;any vignette with smear (pear face, looks like
with fatty contaminated likely;but hikers drinking water a face, w/whiskers).
stools water/food in USA from streams… explosive
around (very watery, see tr.), foul
woods smelling diarrhea
Balantium coli GI;diarrhea Unclean water In animals Intestinal ciliate;nuclear Fecal smear
a inclusion
Cryptosporidium GI Illness Unclean water N/A Oocyst;sexual phase Fecal smear (find oocytes in
parvum/hominis within humans;HIV feces)…Oocytes stain Acid
positive patients ;Acid Fas!!
fast
Isospora belli GI illness Unclean water N/A HIV patients Fecal smear
Trichamonas STI Sexual Worldwide Fishy discharge from Trophozoite seen on
vaginalis contact vagina;male partner usually secretion smears (wet
asymptomatic mount)
Naegleria fowleri Primary Swimming in in usa, “brain eating amoeba”; Post mortem examination
Amoebic contaminate southern rapid deterioration after
menigoencep water (goes states i.e swimming in lake
halitis (48 through Florida
hrs!) cribiform and Texas
 palate)
Acanthamoeba granulomato Water Worldwide Contact lens users Tissue samples
culbertsoni us amebic transmission
encephalitis;
keratitis
Trypanosoma African Tsetse fly Africa Amastigotes in Amastigotes in
gambiense (W) Sleeping tissue;trypomastigotes in tissue;trypomastigotes in
T. rhodesiense (E) sickness blood smear blood smear
Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas’ Reduviid(triat South Megacolon;myocarditis Amastigotes in tissue
disease omine) bug America (heart);trypomastigotes in
blood smear
Leishmania spp. Leishmaniasi Sand Fly Carribean , Visceral involvement =L. Leishmania parasite in
s middle donovanii (most sever, macrophages
east least =cutaneous)
Plasmodium Malaria Anopheles Tropical Signet ring formation in Blood smear
Spp Mosquito areas RBCs; fevers that are on a
cycle
Babesia microti Babesiosis Ixodes tick New Maltese cross;confused Maltese cross on blood
England;mi with malaria smear
nnesota
Toxoplasma gondii Toxoplasmos Cat feces Worldwide HIV patients with focal Serological/Parasite seen in
is masses in brain;pregnant blood CSF
women handling cat litter
p