Trypanosoma cruzi - Samenvattingen, Notities en Examens

Microbiology MCQs (USLME) Exam Questions With Accurate Answers. 1. A 30-year-old sexually active woman presents with a painful vesicle on her external genitalia and bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy. A Tzanck smear from the vesicle fails is negative, and polymerase chain reaction analysis of viral DNA is negative. A VDRL assay is also negative. Which of the following medications would be most helpful to this patient? (A) Acyclovir (B) Ceftriaxone (C) Foscarnet (D) Ribavirin (E) Vancom...

Parasitology Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 A sexually transmitted protozoal disease is A. African trypanosomiasis. B. trichomoniasis. C. American trypanosomiasis. D. toxoplasmosis. - answerB. trichomoniasis The triatomid bug is best known as the A. vector of South American sleeping sickness (Chagas). B. insect that harbors Balantidium species. C. arthropod that transmits toxoplasmosis. D. mosquito that carries malaria. - answerA. vector of South American sleeping sickn...

Chagas Disease ---------- Correct Answer -------- Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite passed in the feces of Reduviidae/kissing bug Penetrates broken skin or intact mucous membranes forming a pseudocyst releasing inflammatory infiltrates into myocytes; stains with Giemsa & Wright Romana sign occurs when portal of entry is the conjunctiva or eyelid May resulting in: Enlarged heart- CHF, sudden cardiac arrest Enlarged esophagus- difficulty swallowing Enlarged colon- abdominal pain or...

ASCP MLT Blood Bank With Complete Solutions The minimum hemoglobin concentration in a fingerstick from a male blood donor is? {Accurate Ans: - 13.0 g/dL A cause for indefinite defferal of blood donations is? {Accurate Ans: - A positive test for Trypanosoma Cruzi Which of the following prospective donors would be acceptable for donation? {Accurate Ans: - 22-yr old college student who has a temperature of 99.2 but says he feels fine

Which of the following parasites causes a fatal CNS infection transmitted by the tsetse fly in Africa? Trypanosoma brucei The difference between sporogony (sexual phase) and schizogony (asexual phase) in malaria is? Schizogony occurs in the erythrocytic cycle in humans Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More The paroxysm is important to clinically diagnose malaria and the lab diagnosis is depen...

NBME CBSE REAL EXAM/ NBME CBSE 200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/ NBME CBSE LATEST / Review (Recent Exam) Chagas Disease ---------- Correct Answer -------- Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite passed in the feces of Reduviidae/kissing bug Penetrates broken skin or intact mucous membranes forming a pseudocyst releasing inflammatory infiltrates into myocytes; stains with Giemsa & Wright Romana sign occurs when portal of entry is the conjunctiva or eyelid May resulting in: Enlarged heart- CHF...

Phoresis - The term for "traveling together" Commensalism - A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected Mutualism - A relationship between two species in which both species benefit Parasitism - A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed Ectoparasites - Parasites that feed on external surface of host. Endosymbionts - any organism that lives within the ce...

Ticks- Tularemia (also known as rabbit fever) correct answers □ Caused by bacterium Francisella tularensis □ Transmitted by tick bites from Lone star tick, Rocky mountain wood tick, and American dog tick □ Main animal hosts are small mammals □ Typically 100 cases are reported in the U.S. every year Triatomine Bug correct answers ▪ Also known as kissing bugs or assassin bugs ▪ Widely distributed in North America (including California) ▪ Piercing-sucking mouthparts and p...

Chagas Disease - ***Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite passed in the feces of Reduviidae/kissing bug Penetrates broken skin or intact mucous membranes forming a pseudocyst releasing inflammatory infiltrates into myocytes; stains with Giemsa & Wright Romana sign occurs when portal of entry is the conjunctiva or eyelid May resulting in: Enlarged heart- CHF, sudden cardiac arrest Enlarged esophagus- difficulty swallowing Enlarged colon- abdominal pain or constipation Treat with benznida...