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[[Image:Toxoplasma gondii.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Toxoplasma gondii'' - Ke Hu and John Murray]] | [[Image:Toxoplasma gondii.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Toxoplasma gondii'' - Ke Hu and John Murray]] | ||
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− | '''[[ | + | ==<font color="purple">Protozoa</font>== |
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+ | !width="400"|'''Question''' | ||
+ | !width="400"|'''Answer''' | ||
+ | !width="150"|'''Article''' | ||
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+ | |<big>'''What are the four different ways protozoa can move?''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''Cilia''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Flagellum''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Pseduopodia''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Gliding''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Protozoa#Structure and function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<big>'''How do protozoa reproduce?''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''By binary fission''''' | ||
+ | *'''''By schizogony''''' | ||
+ | *'''''By sporogony''''' | ||
+ | *'''''By gametogeny''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Protozoa#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<big>'''Briefly summarise the life cycle of protozoa''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''The infectious sporozoite are released from the oocyst invading epithelial tissue''''' | ||
+ | *'''''The nucleus of the sporozoites divides forming a schizont which contains merozoites (schizogony)''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Schizont ruptures releasing merozoites which form micro and macrogamonts in the epithelial tissue (gametogeny)''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Microgamonts penetrate the macrogamont forming the zygote''''' | ||
+ | *'''''The zygote forms the oocyst which is passed in the faeces''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Sporulation occurs which makes the oocyst infectious''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Protozoa#Example of a Protozoal Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | '''[[ | + | ==<font color="purple">Coccidia</font>== |
+ | {| border="3" cellpadding="8" | ||
+ | !width="400"|'''Question''' | ||
+ | !width="400"|'''Answer''' | ||
+ | !width="150"|'''Article''' | ||
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+ | |<big>'''What is the transmission and life cycle of ''Eimeria'' species?''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''Direct transmission''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Faecal-oral route''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Coccidia#Eimeria|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<big>'''What is the transmission and life cycle of ''Isospora'' species?''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''Usually direct transmission by the faecal-oral route''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Some species use facultative intermediate hosts forming tissue cysts''''' | ||
+ | **'''''Transmission is then by the faecal-oral or route or via ingestion of the intermediate host''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Coccidia#Isospora|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | '''[[ | + | ==<font color="purple">Cryptosporidia</font>== |
+ | {| border="3" cellpadding="8" | ||
+ | !width="400"|'''Question''' | ||
+ | !width="400"|'''Answer''' | ||
+ | !width="150"|'''Article''' | ||
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+ | |<big>'''What is the main species of ''Cryptosporidium'' which infects humans and domestic animals?''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''C. parvum''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Cryptosporidium#Recognition|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<big>'''True or False: In ''Cryptosporidium'' infections unsporulated oocysts are passed in the faeces''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''False''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Sporulated oocysts are passed in the faeces''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Cryptosporidium#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<big>'''How are ''Cryptosporidium'' infections passed between hosts?''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''Direct faecal-oral transmission''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Water-bourne infections''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Autoinfection can also occur''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Cryptosporidium#Epidemiology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<big>'''How are ''Cryptosporidium'' infections prevented?''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''Isolate and quarantine brought in calves''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Good hygiene and adequate disinfection of calf pens''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Goog hygiene of humans working and visiting farms''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Halofuginone and other drug treatments''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Cryptosporidium#Control|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | '''[[ | + | ==<font color="purple">Giardia</font>== |
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+ | !width="400"|'''Question''' | ||
+ | !width="400"|'''Answer''' | ||
+ | !width="150"|'''Article''' | ||
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+ | |<big>'''What is the key points of the life cycle and prepatent period of ''Giardia''?''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''Simple life cycle''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Direct life cycle''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Reproduce by binary fission''''' | ||
+ | *'''''5-6 day prepatent period''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Giardia#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
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+ | |<big>'''How do both people and animals become infected by ''Giardia''?''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''Water bourne transmission''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Direct faecal-oral transmission''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Giardia#Epidemiology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<big>'''How would you diagnose a ''Giardia'' infection?''' | ||
+ | ||<font color="white"> <big> | ||
+ | *'''''The cysts are heavy and do not float well in saturated sodium chloride solution''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Cysts excretion is intermittent so faeces need to be collected and sampled over 3 days''''' | ||
+ | *'''''Cyst antigen can be detected in faeces by an immunoassay''''' | ||
+ | ||[[Giardia#Diagnosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | == | + | ==<font color="purple">Piroplasmida</font>== |
− | < | + | ==<font color="purple">Tissue Cyst Forming Coccidia</font>== |
− | + | ==<font color="purple">Tropical Protozoa</font>== | |
− | + | ==<font color="purple">Other Important Protozoa</font>== | |
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Revision as of 16:58, 7 January 2009
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Protozoa
Question | Answer | Article |
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What are the four different ways protozoa can move? |
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Link to Answer Article |
How do protozoa reproduce? |
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Link to Answer Article |
Briefly summarise the life cycle of protozoa |
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Link to Answer Article |
Coccidia
Question | Answer | Article |
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What is the transmission and life cycle of Eimeria species? |
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Link to Answer Article |
What is the transmission and life cycle of Isospora species? |
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Link to Answer Article |
Cryptosporidia
Question | Answer | Article |
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What is the main species of Cryptosporidium which infects humans and domestic animals? |
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Link to Answer Article |
True or False: In Cryptosporidium infections unsporulated oocysts are passed in the faeces |
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Link to Answer Article |
How are Cryptosporidium infections passed between hosts? |
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Link to Answer Article |
How are Cryptosporidium infections prevented? |
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Link to Answer Article |
Giardia
Question | Answer | Article |
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What is the key points of the life cycle and prepatent period of Giardia? |
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Link to Answer Article |
How do both people and animals become infected by Giardia? |
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Link to Answer Article |
How would you diagnose a Giardia infection? |
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Link to Answer Article |