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| Protozoa are a diverse group of |
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| unicellular eukaryotic organisms. |
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| Protozoa Reproduction is generally by |
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| Amebic dysentery is composed of |
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| Amebic dysentery patient complains of |
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| Protozoal infections are common in |
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| tropical and subtropical regions where sanitary conditions and control of the vectors (insect, fly, mosquito) transmission are poor. |
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| two general kinds of pathogens (protozoa) are |
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| parasitize the intestinal and urogenital tracts, and those parasitize blood cells and tissues |
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| Ameba pathogenic protozoa move by |
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| extending cytoplasmic projections |
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| Flagellates pathogenic protozoa move by |
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| Intestinal Protozoa example is |
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| Intestinal Protozoa Entamoeba Histolytica disease is |
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| Amebic dysentery and Liver abscess |
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| Clinical Findings of Acute intestinal amebiasis presents as |
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| dysentery (bloody mucus containing diarrhea) acocompanied by lower abdominal discomfort, flatulence, and tenesmus |
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| Intestinal Amebae Trophozoite is |
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in the vegetative stage or organism
active feeding
Pseudopodia |
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| temporary cytoplasmic extensions |
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| Intestinal Amebae Trophozoite Cyst is a |
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| nonfeeding nonmotile stage infective for humans |
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| Entamoeba histolytica cyst are |
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| excysts in small intestine |
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| Entamoeba histolytica cyst have |
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| Entamoeba histolytica cyst are shaped as |
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| cigar or rounded chromatoidal bars |
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| amebic abscess of the liver |
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| Amebic abscess of the liver is characterized by |
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| right upper quadrant pain, weight loss, fever, and tender a, and large liver |
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| Treatment of amebic abcess |
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| Prevention of amebic abcess is |
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| avoiding fecal contaminated food and water and good personal hygiene such as hand washing |
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| Giardiasis is the most commonly diagnosed |
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| parasitic intestinal disease in the US |
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| day care centers, mental hospitals, and male homosexuals |
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| Giardiasis have excysts in the |
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| Giardiasis clinical findings are |
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| Non bloody , foul smelling diarrhea is accompanied by nausea, anorexia, flatulence , and abdominal cramps persisting for weeks or months. There is no fever |
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| Drinking boiled, filtered water in endemic areas and while hiking |
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| Cryptosporidium parvum causes, |
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| Cryptosporidium the main symptom of which |
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| is watery non bloody diarrhea causing fluid loss |
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| Cryptosporidium is most severe with patients with |
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| In Cryptosporidium, patients symptoms will persist for long periods in |
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| immunocompromized patients |
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| in Cryptosporidium the symptoms are self limited in |
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| Cryptosporidium treatment and prevention is |
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| no effective drug therapy...Purification of watersupply is a good prevention |
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| Urogenital Protozoa disease is |
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| Trichomonas vaginalis causes trichomoniasis. |
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| Trichomoniasis pathogenesis and epidemiology is |
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| transmitted by sexual contact |
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| Trichomoniasis primary location of the organism is |
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| Trichomoniasis in United States is |
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| Trichomoniasis clinical finding |
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| watery, foul smelling, frothy, greenish vaginal discharge accompanied by itching and burning sensation |
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| Treatment and prevention of Trichomoniasis |
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| Metronidazole for both partners. Maintainance of low vaginal pH. |
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| Trichomoniasis in males infects |
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| prostate, urethra, and seminal vessicles |
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| Trichomoniasis is favored by |
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| Acanthamoeba Keratitis in the US is associated with |
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| Acanthamoeba Keratitis lives |
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| between the contact lens and the eye |
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| Acanthamoeba Keratitis prevention |
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| properly disinfect contact lens and remove before swimming and surfing |
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