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protozoal GI pathogens
ONU med micro r-anderson
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
10/23/2011

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Term
entamoeba histolytica characteristics
Definition
round cysts
Term
e. hustolytica clinical
Definition
mild diarrhea to bloody diarrhea
Term
e. Histolytica reservoir
Definition
infected humans
Term
e. histolytica treatment
Definition
metronidazole and antibiotics if ulcers get secondary bacterial infection
Term
Giradia Lamblia pysical
Definition
oval cysts
Term
Giradia Lamblia clinical
Definition
loose fatty foul-smelling stools
Term
Giradia Lamblia reservoir
Definition
free living in fecal-contaminated water
usually not person to person
Term
Giradia Lamblia treatment
Definition
quinacrine HCL
Term
Cryptosporidium parvum physical
Definition
acid fast cysts, chlorine resistant, not filtered out in water treatment facilities
Term
Cryptosporidium parvum clinical
Definition
weeks of loose stool
Term
Cryptosporidium parvum reservoir
Definition
fecal-contaminated water
Term
Cryptosporidium parvum treatment
Definition
normally none
immunocompromised - spiramycin
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