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Summary of Parasitology ( 1 Course )

No. Parasite Infective Stage Diagnostic Stage Route 2nd Host Common Disease Treatment
1 E. Histolytica Mature Cyct Trophozoite and Cyct Facal oral route Simple Metronidazole
2 E. Coli Mature Cyct Trophozoite and Cyct Facal oral route Simple Metronidazole
3 Endolimax Nana Mature Cyct Trophozoite and Cyct Facal oral route Simple Metronidazole
4 Iodamoeba Buetschlii Mature Cyct Trophozoite and Cyct Facal oral route Simple Metronidazole
5 Entamoeba Gingivalis Trophozoite Trophozoite Oral route Simple
6 Naegleria Fowleri Amoeboid Trophozoite Trophozoite Through the Simple Humidifier fever Amphotercin B,
nose Rifampicin
7 Acanthamoeba Trophozoite Trophozoite and Cyct Traumatized Simple Neomycin,
skin or eye or by Dibromopropamide
inhalation
8 Giardia Lamblia Cyst Trophozoite and Cyct Facal oral route Simple Quinacrine,
Metronidazole
9 Trochomonas Hominis Trophozoite Trophozoite Facal oral route Simple
10 Trochomonas Tenax Trophozoite Trophozoite Oral route Simple Metronidazole
11 Trochomonas vaginalis Trophozoite Trophozoite Sexual Simple Metronidazole,
intercorse Tinidazole
12 Leishmaania tropica Promastigote Amastigote Skin penetration Insect vector Baghdad boil Pentostam,
by sandfly Phlebotomus Pentamidine
13 Leishmaania donovani Promastigote Amastigote Skin penetration Insect vector Kala azar Pentostam,
by sandfly Phlebotomus Pentamidine
Black fever
14 Leishmaania brazielinses Promastigote Amastigote insect vector Espundia
Lutzomyia
15 Trypanosoma brucei Metacyclic Trypomastigote Skin penetration insect vector Sleeping sickness Pentamidine,
trypomastigote by tsetse fly Glossina Suramin
Melarsoprol
16 Trypanosoma cruzi Metacyclic Trypomastigote and Skin wound Insect vector Chagas Nifurtimox,
trypomastigote amastigote reduviid bugs benznidazole
17 Balantidium coli Cyst Cyst Facal oral route Simple Balantidiasis Albendazole
18 Plasmodium species Sporozoite Trophozoite, Bite of Insect vector Malaria Chloroquine,
Schizont, Anopheles Anopheles Premaquine
Gametocytes mosquitoes mosquitoes
Organ Pyrimethamine-
transplant Sulfadoxine
Cross placenta Deoxycycline,
Guanidine
19 Toxoplasma gondii Oocyct Tachyzoite Facal oral route Cat Toxoplasmosis Spiramycin until
15th weeks
Pyrimethamine-
Sulfadiazine after
16th weeks
20 Cryptosporidium Oocyct Oocyct Facal oral route Simple Watery diarrhea Nitazoxanide
parvum
21 Isospora belli Oocyct Oocyct Facal oral route Simple Fatty diarrhea Trimethoprim-
Sulphamethoxasole
22 Cyclospora cayetanesis Sporulated Oocyct Unsporulated Oocyct Facal oral route Simple Watery diarrhea Trimethoprim-
Sulphamethoxasole
23 Sarcocyctsis species Sarcocyct Sporocycts Facal oral route Cow, Pig Albendazole
24 Microspora species Spore Simple Chronic diarrhea Albendazole

Mubark A. Wilkins