Parasites that frequently cause disease in the U.S.

· flask-shaped ulcer in large intestine

· amoebic liver abscesses (liver paste)

b. Trichomonas vaginalis –

· strawberry cervix,

· twitching motility

· STD

c. Giardia lamblia –

· non-bloody diarrhea,

· malabsorption,

· trophozoite is “old man with moustache”

d. Cryptosporidium parvum –

· diarrhea in immunocompromised

a. Toxoplasma –

· acutely like mono.

· In utero - hydrocephalus,

· chorioretinitis,

· brain calcifications

· also in immunocompromised

f. Pneumocystis carinii –

· immunocompromised

g. Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm)

h. Ascaris lumbricoides –

· lives in intestine,

· pathology in lungs;

· Toxocara canis (dog Ascaris)

Category: Microbiology Notes