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Which parasite causes malaria tertiana?
Which parasite causes malaria tertiana?
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Plasmodium malariae
- Plasmodium vivax (correct)
- Plasmodium ovale
What is the most severe type of malaria?
What is the most severe type of malaria?
- Plasmodium malariae
- Plasmodium falciparum (correct)
- Plasmodium ovale
- Plasmodium vivax
Which process involves the formation of sporozoites?
Which process involves the formation of sporozoites?
- Gametogony
- Schizogony
- Sporogony (correct)
- Endodyogeny
What is the structure used by Apicomplexa to attach to and penetrate host cells?
What is the structure used by Apicomplexa to attach to and penetrate host cells?
Where is malaria incidence higher?
Where is malaria incidence higher?
How many species of female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit human malaria?
How many species of female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit human malaria?
What do Anopheles mosquitoes require blood meals for?
What do Anopheles mosquitoes require blood meals for?
Where does the sexual phase of malaria parasites occur?
Where does the sexual phase of malaria parasites occur?
What do merozoites released by preerythrocytic schizonts do in the human host?
What do merozoites released by preerythrocytic schizonts do in the human host?
What is released when parasitized cells rupture?
What is released when parasitized cells rupture?
Where is malaria pigment taken up in the human host?
Where is malaria pigment taken up in the human host?
What is the progression of malaria parasites in the human host from?
What is the progression of malaria parasites in the human host from?
Where do sporozoites move to in the mosquito host?
Where do sporozoites move to in the mosquito host?
What happens to sporozoites in the mosquito host?
What happens to sporozoites in the mosquito host?
How does Toxoplasma gondii infect cats?
How does Toxoplasma gondii infect cats?
What happens in the exoenteric cycle of Toxoplasma gondii in intermediate hosts like humans?
What happens in the exoenteric cycle of Toxoplasma gondii in intermediate hosts like humans?
What is the outcome of Toxoplasma infection in humans?
What is the outcome of Toxoplasma infection in humans?
What are the possible clinical manifestations of acquired toxoplasmosis?
What are the possible clinical manifestations of acquired toxoplasmosis?
How is diagnosis of toxoplasmosis often confirmed?
How is diagnosis of toxoplasmosis often confirmed?
What is involved in the prophylaxis of human toxoplasmosis?
What is involved in the prophylaxis of human toxoplasmosis?
What provides protection against P. vivax infection due to the absence of specific glycoprotein receptors on the erythrocyte surface?
What provides protection against P. vivax infection due to the absence of specific glycoprotein receptors on the erythrocyte surface?
Which cells offer natural protection against P. vivax and hinder proper multiplication of P. falciparum?
Which cells offer natural protection against P. vivax and hinder proper multiplication of P. falciparum?
What protects infants under 3 months in endemic areas from malaria?
What protects infants under 3 months in endemic areas from malaria?
How can malaria be diagnosed?
How can malaria be diagnosed?
What are prophylactic measures for malaria?
What are prophylactic measures for malaria?
What is a common protozoan parasite with a wide range of hosts, including humans?
What is a common protozoan parasite with a wide range of hosts, including humans?
Which animals are definitive hosts for Toxoplasma gondii?
Which animals are definitive hosts for Toxoplasma gondii?
In which stage of infection are tissue cysts found?
In which stage of infection are tissue cysts found?
Which form of Toxoplasma gondii can remain viable in tissue for several years?
Which form of Toxoplasma gondii can remain viable in tissue for several years?
Where are oocysts formed in Toxoplasma gondii?
Where are oocysts formed in Toxoplasma gondii?
Which Plasmodium species accounts for 80% of malaria infections?
Which Plasmodium species accounts for 80% of malaria infections?
What causes febrile paroxysms in malaria?
What causes febrile paroxysms in malaria?
In which host does gametogony of Plasmodium species end?
In which host does gametogony of Plasmodium species end?
Which Plasmodium species is highly pathogenic?
Which Plasmodium species is highly pathogenic?
What is the cause of malaria quartana?
What is the cause of malaria quartana?
What causes relapses in inadequately treated P. vivax and P. ovale infections?
What causes relapses in inadequately treated P. vivax and P. ovale infections?
What are the clinical symptoms of malaria?
What are the clinical symptoms of malaria?
How can malaria spread?
How can malaria spread?
What indicates a grave prognosis in malaria?
What indicates a grave prognosis in malaria?
What causes malaria ovale?
What causes malaria ovale?
What ends in the female Anopheles mosquito, the definitive host?
What ends in the female Anopheles mosquito, the definitive host?
What causes febrile paroxysms in malaria tertiana?
What causes febrile paroxysms in malaria tertiana?
What is the most severe type of malaria?
What is the most severe type of malaria?
What is the process favored by parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii, in which two daughter cells are produced inside a mother cell?
What is the process favored by parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii, in which two daughter cells are produced inside a mother cell?
What is the name given to the structure possessed by parasites from phylum Apicomplexa, which they use to attach to and penetrate host cells?
What is the name given to the structure possessed by parasites from phylum Apicomplexa, which they use to attach to and penetrate host cells?
Which Plasmodium species causes malaria quartana?
Which Plasmodium species causes malaria quartana?
Where do merozoites released by preerythrocytic schizonts invade in the human host?
Where do merozoites released by preerythrocytic schizonts invade in the human host?
What happens to malaria pigment when parasitized cells rupture in the human host?
What happens to malaria pigment when parasitized cells rupture in the human host?
Where do sporozoites move to in the mosquito host to become infective when the mosquito bites humans?
Where do sporozoites move to in the mosquito host to become infective when the mosquito bites humans?
What is the progression of malaria parasites in the human host from?
What is the progression of malaria parasites in the human host from?
What is the role of Anopheles mosquitoes in the transmission of malaria?
What is the role of Anopheles mosquitoes in the transmission of malaria?
Where do malaria parasites undergo tissue schizogony and erythrocytic schizogony in the human host?
Where do malaria parasites undergo tissue schizogony and erythrocytic schizogony in the human host?
What is the main reason Anopheles mosquitoes require blood meals?
What is the main reason Anopheles mosquitoes require blood meals?
Where do the sexual phase of malaria parasites occur?
Where do the sexual phase of malaria parasites occur?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher malaria incidence?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher malaria incidence?
What is the final destination of sporozoites in the mosquito host?
What is the final destination of sporozoites in the mosquito host?
What is the primary location where Anopheles mosquitoes transmit human malaria?
What is the primary location where Anopheles mosquitoes transmit human malaria?
Where do merozoites released by preerythrocytic schizonts invade in the human host?
Where do merozoites released by preerythrocytic schizonts invade in the human host?
What is the enteric cycle of Toxoplasma gondii in cats primarily characterized by?
What is the enteric cycle of Toxoplasma gondii in cats primarily characterized by?
In the exoenteric cycle of Toxoplasma gondii, what do sporozoites and bradyzoites form after entering the intestinal mucosa in intermediate hosts like humans?
In the exoenteric cycle of Toxoplasma gondii, what do sporozoites and bradyzoites form after entering the intestinal mucosa in intermediate hosts like humans?
What is the outcome of Toxoplasma infection in humans?
What is the outcome of Toxoplasma infection in humans?
What is the primary factor influencing the outcome of Toxoplasma infection in humans?
What is the primary factor influencing the outcome of Toxoplasma infection in humans?
What can congenital toxoplasmosis result in if the mother is infected for the first time during pregnancy?
What can congenital toxoplasmosis result in if the mother is infected for the first time during pregnancy?
What is a possible clinical manifestation of acquired toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients?
What is a possible clinical manifestation of acquired toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients?
How is the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis often confirmed?
How is the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis often confirmed?
What is a key measure for the prophylaxis of human toxoplasmosis?
What is a key measure for the prophylaxis of human toxoplasmosis?
What is the primary mode of human infection with Toxoplasma gondii?
What is the primary mode of human infection with Toxoplasma gondii?
What is the primary factor influencing the likelihood of active progression of toxoplasmosis in humans?
What is the primary factor influencing the likelihood of active progression of toxoplasmosis in humans?
What is the primary clinical manifestation of acquired toxoplasmosis in non-immunocompromised individuals?
What is the primary clinical manifestation of acquired toxoplasmosis in non-immunocompromised individuals?
What is a potential complication of acquired toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients?
What is a potential complication of acquired toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients?
What causes febrile paroxysms in malaria quartana?
What causes febrile paroxysms in malaria quartana?
Which Plasmodium species causes malaria ovale?
Which Plasmodium species causes malaria ovale?
What is the definitive host for gametogony of Plasmodium species?
What is the definitive host for gametogony of Plasmodium species?
What causes relapses in inadequately treated P. vivax and P. ovale infections?
What causes relapses in inadequately treated P. vivax and P. ovale infections?
What is the most common cause of malaria infections?
What is the most common cause of malaria infections?
What indicates a grave prognosis in malaria?
What indicates a grave prognosis in malaria?
What causes malaria tertiana?
What causes malaria tertiana?
What are the clinical symptoms of malaria?
What are the clinical symptoms of malaria?
How can malaria spread?
How can malaria spread?
What is the outcome of gametogony of Plasmodium species in the definitive host?
What is the outcome of gametogony of Plasmodium species in the definitive host?
What causes febrile paroxysms in malaria tertiana?
What causes febrile paroxysms in malaria tertiana?
What causes malaria quartana?
What causes malaria quartana?
Which type of red blood cells provide protection against P. vivax infection due to the absence of specific glycoprotein receptors on the erythrocyte surface?
Which type of red blood cells provide protection against P. vivax infection due to the absence of specific glycoprotein receptors on the erythrocyte surface?
Which cells offer natural protection against P. vivax and hinder proper multiplication of P. falciparum?
Which cells offer natural protection against P. vivax and hinder proper multiplication of P. falciparum?
What is the primary form of protection for infants under 3 months in endemic areas against malaria?
What is the primary form of protection for infants under 3 months in endemic areas against malaria?
Which method is used for diagnosing malaria by demonstrating malarial parasites in peripheral blood smears?
Which method is used for diagnosing malaria by demonstrating malarial parasites in peripheral blood smears?
What is the resting form of Toxoplasma gondii found during the chronic stage of the infection, primarily in the brain and skeletal muscles?
What is the resting form of Toxoplasma gondii found during the chronic stage of the infection, primarily in the brain and skeletal muscles?
Which form of Toxoplasma gondii can remain viable in tissue for several years, potentially causing clinical disease in individuals with low immunity?
Which form of Toxoplasma gondii can remain viable in tissue for several years, potentially causing clinical disease in individuals with low immunity?
Where are oocysts of Toxoplasma gondii formed?
Where are oocysts of Toxoplasma gondii formed?
What is the actively multiplying form of Toxoplasma gondii seen during the early acute phase of infection that can invade any nucleated cell?
What is the actively multiplying form of Toxoplasma gondii seen during the early acute phase of infection that can invade any nucleated cell?
Which form of malaria is hindered by hemoglobin E and sickled red cells containing HbS?
Which form of malaria is hindered by hemoglobin E and sickled red cells containing HbS?
What is the most common method for diagnosing malaria?
What is the most common method for diagnosing malaria?
Which hosts serve as intermediate hosts for Toxoplasma gondii?
Which hosts serve as intermediate hosts for Toxoplasma gondii?
Which prophylactic measures are recommended for malaria?
Which prophylactic measures are recommended for malaria?
Which Plasmodium species causes malaria quartana?
Which Plasmodium species causes malaria quartana?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher malaria incidence?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher malaria incidence?
What is the process favored by parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii, in which two daughter cells are produced inside a mother cell?
What is the process favored by parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii, in which two daughter cells are produced inside a mother cell?
What is the meaning of the name 'malaria'?
What is the meaning of the name 'malaria'?
Where do malaria parasites undergo tissue schizogony and erythrocytic schizogony?
Where do malaria parasites undergo tissue schizogony and erythrocytic schizogony?
What is the name of the pigment released when parasitized cells rupture in the human host?
What is the name of the pigment released when parasitized cells rupture in the human host?
Where are sporozoites of malaria parasites found in the mosquito host to become infective when the mosquito bites humans?
Where are sporozoites of malaria parasites found in the mosquito host to become infective when the mosquito bites humans?
What is the primary site for merozoites released by preerythrocytic schizonts to invade in the human host?
What is the primary site for merozoites released by preerythrocytic schizonts to invade in the human host?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher malaria incidence?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher malaria incidence?
What is the primary mode of transmission for human malaria?
What is the primary mode of transmission for human malaria?
Which phase of the malaria parasite occurs in the human host?
Which phase of the malaria parasite occurs in the human host?
What is the name given to the structure possessed by parasites from phylum Apicomplexa, which they use to attach to and penetrate host cells?
What is the name given to the structure possessed by parasites from phylum Apicomplexa, which they use to attach to and penetrate host cells?
Where is malaria pigment taken up in the human host?
Where is malaria pigment taken up in the human host?
What is the outcome of gametogony of Plasmodium species in the definitive host?
What is the outcome of gametogony of Plasmodium species in the definitive host?
What is the primary function of blood meals for Anopheles mosquitoes?
What is the primary function of blood meals for Anopheles mosquitoes?
What is the name given to the phase of malaria parasites in the human host that progresses from ring-form trophozoites to mature schizonts?
What is the name given to the phase of malaria parasites in the human host that progresses from ring-form trophozoites to mature schizonts?
What is the primary cause of febrile paroxysms in malaria tertiana?
What is the primary cause of febrile paroxysms in malaria tertiana?
Which Plasmodium species accounts for 80% of malaria infections?
Which Plasmodium species accounts for 80% of malaria infections?
What causes malaria quartana?
What causes malaria quartana?
What is the outcome of Toxoplasma infection in humans?
What is the outcome of Toxoplasma infection in humans?
Where does gametogony end in the definitive host?
Where does gametogony end in the definitive host?
What causes relapses in inadequately treated P. vivax and P. ovale infections?
What causes relapses in inadequately treated P. vivax and P. ovale infections?
What is the primary clinical manifestation of acquired toxoplasmosis in non-immunocompromised individuals?
What is the primary clinical manifestation of acquired toxoplasmosis in non-immunocompromised individuals?
What is the characteristic shape of gametocytes in P. falciparum?
What is the characteristic shape of gametocytes in P. falciparum?
How does malaria spread?
How does malaria spread?
What are the clinical symptoms of malaria?
What are the clinical symptoms of malaria?
What causes malaria ovale?
What causes malaria ovale?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher malaria incidence?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher malaria incidence?
What is the primary mode of infection with Toxoplasma gondii in cats?
What is the primary mode of infection with Toxoplasma gondii in cats?
What is the outcome of Toxoplasma infection in mice when they are eaten by cats?
What is the outcome of Toxoplasma infection in mice when they are eaten by cats?
What is the most likely outcome of Toxoplasma infection in humans?
What is the most likely outcome of Toxoplasma infection in humans?
What are the possible clinical manifestations of acquired toxoplasmosis?
What are the possible clinical manifestations of acquired toxoplasmosis?
What is the primary method for diagnosing toxoplasmosis?
What is the primary method for diagnosing toxoplasmosis?
What is a prophylactic measure for human toxoplasmosis?
What is a prophylactic measure for human toxoplasmosis?
What is the primary form of toxoplasmosis that can result in severe symptoms if the mother is infected for the first time during pregnancy?
What is the primary form of toxoplasmosis that can result in severe symptoms if the mother is infected for the first time during pregnancy?
What is a potential complication of acquired toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients?
What is a potential complication of acquired toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher toxoplasmosis incidence?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher toxoplasmosis incidence?
What is the primary mode of infection with Toxoplasma gondii in intermediate hosts like humans?
What is the primary mode of infection with Toxoplasma gondii in intermediate hosts like humans?
What is the primary factor influencing the likelihood of active progression of toxoplasmosis in humans?
What is the primary factor influencing the likelihood of active progression of toxoplasmosis in humans?
What is the primary form of Toxoplasma gondii that can remain viable in tissue for several years, potentially causing clinical disease in individuals with low immunity?
What is the primary form of Toxoplasma gondii that can remain viable in tissue for several years, potentially causing clinical disease in individuals with low immunity?
Which cells provide protection against P. vivax due to the absence of specific glycoprotein receptors on the erythrocyte surface?
Which cells provide protection against P. vivax due to the absence of specific glycoprotein receptors on the erythrocyte surface?
Which form of Toxoplasma gondii can remain viable in tissue for several years, potentially causing clinical disease in individuals with low immunity?
Which form of Toxoplasma gondii can remain viable in tissue for several years, potentially causing clinical disease in individuals with low immunity?
What is the primary method for diagnosing malaria?
What is the primary method for diagnosing malaria?
What offers natural protection against P. vivax and hinders proper multiplication of P. falciparum?
What offers natural protection against P. vivax and hinders proper multiplication of P. falciparum?
Which hosts serve as definitive hosts for Toxoplasma gondii?
Which hosts serve as definitive hosts for Toxoplasma gondii?
What protects infants under 3 months in endemic areas from malaria?
What protects infants under 3 months in endemic areas from malaria?
What is the actively multiplying form of Toxoplasma gondii seen during the early acute phase of infection?
What is the actively multiplying form of Toxoplasma gondii seen during the early acute phase of infection?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher malaria incidence?
What is the primary habitat associated with higher malaria incidence?
What form of Toxoplasma gondii is formed by sexual reproduction in the intestine of cats and is very resistant to environmental conditions?
What form of Toxoplasma gondii is formed by sexual reproduction in the intestine of cats and is very resistant to environmental conditions?
What is the resting form of Toxoplasma gondii found during the chronic stage of the infection, primarily in the brain and skeletal muscles?
What is the resting form of Toxoplasma gondii found during the chronic stage of the infection, primarily in the brain and skeletal muscles?
What is used for treatment of malaria?
What is used for treatment of malaria?
What can remain infective in soil for about a year?
What can remain infective in soil for about a year?
Study Notes
Malaria Life Cycle and Species Summary
- Merozoites are released into the circulation when the mature schizont bursts and invade fresh erythrocytes for development
- Rupture of erythrocytes by merozoites releases pyrogens, causing febrile paroxysms in malaria
- Gametocytes do not cause clinical illness and gametogony ends in the definitive host, the female Anopheles mosquito
- Plasmodium vivax accounts for 80% of malaria infections and causes malaria tertiana
- Plasmodium falciparum is highly pathogenic, with characteristic sickle-shaped gametocytes
- Plasmodium malariae causes malaria quartana, with febrile paroxysms occurring every 4th day
- Plasmodium ovale causes malaria ovale, with malaria attacks occurring every 3rd day
- Clinical symptoms of malaria include periodic fever, anemia, tiredness, and organ complications
- Malaria can spread through mosquito bites, blood transfusion, and from mother to fetus
- Relapses occur in inadequately treated P. vivax and P. ovale infections due to reactivation of hypnozoites
- Certain population groups are resistant to malaria
- The presence of P. falciparum schizonts in peripheral smears indicates a grave prognosis
Innate Immunity and Resistance to Malaria
- Duffy negative red blood cells provide protection against P. vivax infection due to the absence of specific glycoprotein receptors (Duffy antigens) on the erythrocyte surface.
- Hemoglobin E and sickled red cells containing HbS offer natural protection against P. vivax and hinder proper multiplication of P. falciparum.
- Maternal antibodies transferred across the placenta protect infants under 3 months in endemic areas.
- Malaria can be diagnosed by demonstrating malarial parasites in peripheral blood smears, with specific characteristics for different species, through PCR, and serology methods.
- Antimalarial drugs are used for treatment, and prophylactic measures include limiting mosquito contact, using protective clothing, and repellents.
- Toxoplasma gondii is a common protozoan parasite with a wide range of hosts, including humans, first described in a North American rodent called gundi.
- Cats and other felines are definitive hosts for Toxoplasma gondii, while birds, rodents, and mammals serve as intermediate hosts.
- Toxoplasma gondii occurs in three forms: trophozoite (tachyzoite), tissue cyst, and oocyst, each with distinct characteristics and functions.
- The trophozoite is the actively multiplying form seen during the early acute phase of infection and can invade any nucleated cell.
- Tissue cysts, the resting form of the parasite, are found during the chronic stage of the infection, primarily in the brain and skeletal muscles.
- Tissue cysts contain bradyzoites and can remain viable in tissue for several years, potentially causing clinical disease in individuals with low immunity.
- Oocysts, formed by sexual reproduction in the intestine of cats, are very resistant to environmental conditions and can remain infective in soil for about a year.
Life Cycle and Clinical Features of Toxoplasma gondii
- Toxoplasma gondii has an enteric cycle in cats involving sexual and asexual reproduction, with infection occurring through ingestion of tissue cysts in the meat of other animals.
- The exoenteric cycle occurs in intermediate hosts like humans, involving only asexual reproduction and resulting from ingestion of infected meat or mature oocysts from cat feces.
- In the exoenteric cycle, sporozoites and bradyzoites enter the intestinal mucosa and multiply to form tachyzoites, which spread locally and to extraintestinal organs, forming tissue cysts.
- Human infection with Toxoplasma gondii is a dead end for the parasite, while in mice, the cycle continues when they are eaten by cats, leading to re-infection and oocyst shedding.
- The outcome of Toxoplasma infection depends on the immune status of the infected person, with active progression more likely in immunocompromised individuals, such as those with AIDS.
- Most human infections are asymptomatic, but clinical toxoplasmosis can be congenital or acquired, with severe symptoms if the mother is infected for the first time during pregnancy.
- Congenital toxoplasmosis results in severe symptoms such as fetal hydrocephalus, brain calcifications, retinal involvement, and hepatosplenomegaly.
- Acquired toxoplasmosis is often asymptomatic but can manifest with lymph node enlargement, and in immunocompromised patients, it can lead to serious complications such as toxoplasmic encephalitis and ocular toxoplasmosis.
- Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis is challenging and often relies on serological methods, with microscopy, molecular diagnosis, and imaging also used to detect the parasite and its effects.
- Prophylaxis of human toxoplasmosis involves proper heat treatment of meat, hygiene practices, and avoiding contact with cat feces, with blood products from seropositive persons avoided and screened in blood banks.
- The information was created by Assist. Prof. Dr. Stoyan Stoyanov and serves as a comprehensive overview of the life cycle and clinical aspects of Toxoplasma gondii.
Innate Immunity and Resistance to Malaria
- Duffy negative red blood cells provide protection against P. vivax infection due to the absence of specific glycoprotein receptors (Duffy antigens) on the erythrocyte surface.
- Hemoglobin E and sickled red cells containing HbS offer natural protection against P. vivax and hinder proper multiplication of P. falciparum.
- Maternal antibodies transferred across the placenta protect infants under 3 months in endemic areas.
- Malaria can be diagnosed by demonstrating malarial parasites in peripheral blood smears, with specific characteristics for different species, through PCR, and serology methods.
- Antimalarial drugs are used for treatment, and prophylactic measures include limiting mosquito contact, using protective clothing, and repellents.
- Toxoplasma gondii is a common protozoan parasite with a wide range of hosts, including humans, first described in a North American rodent called gundi.
- Cats and other felines are definitive hosts for Toxoplasma gondii, while birds, rodents, and mammals serve as intermediate hosts.
- Toxoplasma gondii occurs in three forms: trophozoite (tachyzoite), tissue cyst, and oocyst, each with distinct characteristics and functions.
- The trophozoite is the actively multiplying form seen during the early acute phase of infection and can invade any nucleated cell.
- Tissue cysts, the resting form of the parasite, are found during the chronic stage of the infection, primarily in the brain and skeletal muscles.
- Tissue cysts contain bradyzoites and can remain viable in tissue for several years, potentially causing clinical disease in individuals with low immunity.
- Oocysts, formed by sexual reproduction in the intestine of cats, are very resistant to environmental conditions and can remain infective in soil for about a year.
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