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Micro_Unit9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Trophozoite | motile, rapidly growing parasite forms |
| Giardia Lambia | string test, most common intestinal pathogen |
| Enterobius vermicularis | pinworm, tape test for eggs |
| Cysticercosis | Taenia solium |
| Entamoeba histolytica | bacillary dysentary |
| Schistosoma haematobium | hematuria, bladder |
| Trichinella spiralis | diagnosed from muscle biopsy; pork, spread through consuming undercooked meat containing larvee |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | rapid/jerky motility, wave like motion of undulating membrane, foul smelling vaginal discharge, genital itching, painful urination |
| Leishmania | sand fly |
| Trypanosoma cruzi | Chagas disease, kissing bug |
| Trypanosoma | tse tse fly |
| Toxoplasma gondii | kitty litter boxes |
| Necator amercanus | hookworm |
| Naegleria | PAM |
| Babesia | rbcs |
| Plasmodium | mosquito, malaria |