Phylum Ciliophora Cyst Size Characteristics Quiz

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What is a pseudocyst characterized by?

Formation of tissue cysts

Contain many tachyzoites inside with the nucleus of PMN visible (correct)

Formation of bradyzoites

Rapid proliferation of tachyzoites intracellularly

During the proliferative phase, what develops rapidly during primary infection?

Tachyzoites (correct)

Oocysts

Bradyzoites

Tissue cysts

What is the result of the host developing antibodies against the organism in T. gondii infection?

Formation of oocysts

Cerebral calcification

Chronic infection and formation of bradyzoites (correct)

Rapid proliferation of tachyzoites

What is a presumable diagnosis of T. gondii infection?

Cerebral calcification and chorioretinitis Signup and view all the answers

Which stage is not considered an extraintestinal stage of T. gondii?

Oocysts Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes endodygeny in T. gondii lifecycle?

Binary fission where the mother cell divides into two daughter parasites Signup and view all the answers

What do bradyzoites do in T. gondii infection?

Form tissue cysts Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of a tissue cyst in T. gondii infection?

Contains bradyzoites Signup and view all the answers

What is the fate of tachyzoites during the development of immunity in the host?

Convert to bradyzoites Signup and view all the answers

What is a major symptom associated with chronic T. gondii infection?

Cerebral calcification Signup and view all the answers

Phylum Ciliophora Cyst Size Characteristics Quiz

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What is a pseudocyst characterized by?

During the proliferative phase, what develops rapidly during primary infection?

What is the result of the host developing antibodies against the organism in T. gondii infection?

What is a presumable diagnosis of T. gondii infection?

Which stage is not considered an extraintestinal stage of T. gondii?

What characterizes endodygeny in T. gondii lifecycle?

What do bradyzoites do in T. gondii infection?

What is the primary characteristic of a tissue cyst in T. gondii infection?

What is the fate of tachyzoites during the development of immunity in the host?

What is a major symptom associated with chronic T. gondii infection?

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