Parasitology Review: Amebiasis, Giardiasis, Trichomoniasis

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Match the following with the correct protozoan based on darkfield microscopy characteristics:

Motility described as 'corkscrew' = Trichomonas vaginalis Falling / floating leaf motility = Acanthamoeba castellanii 'Anchovy paste' consistency = Entamoeba histolytica Motility resembling floating, foul-smelling steatorrhea = Giardia lamblia

Match the protozoan with the correct clinical sign associated with its infection:

Romana's sign = Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) Enlargement of posterior cervical LN in early African sleeping sickness = Trypanosoma brucei subspecies T.brucei gambiense Sign in Chagas disease characterized by swelling around the eye = Trypanosoma cruzi Strawberry cervix in vaginitis = Trichomonas vaginalis

Match the protozoan with the correct type of Leishmaniasis it causes:

Leishmania braziliensis = Espundia Leishmania donovani = Visceral leishmaniasis Protozoan causing multiple lesions of nose and mouth in Leishmaniasis = Leishmania braziliensis Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis causative agent = Leishmania donovani

Match the protozoal infection with the correct symptom it can cause:

<p>Causes cardiomyopathy, megacolon, and achalasia = Trypanosoma cruzi Leading cause of congestive heart failure in Latin America = Trypanosoma cruzi Type of cardiomyopathy seen in Chagas disease = Dilated cardiomyopathy Causes African sleeping sickness = Trypanosoma brucei</p>
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Match the parasite with the disease it causes:

<p>Trichomonas vaginalis = Causes Trichomonal infections Onchocerca volvulus = Causes river blindness Enterobius vermicularis = Causes nocturnal pruritus ani Vibrio cholerae = Causes Cochin China diarrhea</p>
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Match the parasite with the infection it causes:

<p>Anisakis spp. = Causes an acute abdomen after eating raw ceviche or fish Ascaris lumbricoides = Causes tissue damage in larval migration Wuchereria bancrofti = Causes hydrocele Brugia spp. = Causes elephantiasis</p>
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Match the nematode with its characteristic feature:

<p>Ascaris lumbricoides = Infective stage is the egg Enterobius vermicularis = Results in superinfection Trichuris trichiura = Eggs in stool show bipolar mucus plugs Ancylostoma duodenale = Part of the Unholy trinity of parasites</p>
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Match the Plasmodium species with the condition it causes:

<p>Plasmodium falciparum = Causes Blackwater fever Plasmodium malariae = &gt;4.5 Wuchereria bancrofti Plasmodium vivax = Babesia spp. =</p>
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Match the lymphatic filariasis condition with the type of microfilariae observed:

<p>Onchocerca volvulus infection = Wuchereria bancrofti infection = Brugia spp. infection = Loa loa infection =</p>
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Match the following signs/symptoms with the correct disease:

<p>Winterbottom sign = African sleeping sickness Kerandel sign = African sleeping sickness Maltese cross on blood smear = Malaria Maurer dots = Malaria</p>
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Match the following terms with the correct Plasmodium species:

<p>Duffy antigen = P.vivax Malarial dots = P.ovale and P.vivax Gametocytes shape - banana-like = P.falciparum Morula cells of Mott = P.malariae</p>
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Match the following treatments with the respective disease:

<p>Suramin = African sleeping sickness Melarsoprol = African sleeping sickness Early T.brucei rhodesiense infections = Suramin Late-stage T.brucei rhodesiense infections = Melarsoprol</p>
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Match the following characteristics with the appropriate malaria type:

<p>Tertian malaria fever every 48 hrs = P.vivax and P.ovale Quartan malaria fever every 72 hrs = P.malariae Infective stage - Sporozoites = P.falciparum Plasmodium infects all stages of RBCs = P.falciparum</p>
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