Parasite Motility Specimen Diagnosis Epidemiology Clinical Treatment

symptoms
Giardia Intestinalis Falling leaf Multiple stool -EIA -Most common to - -Metronidazole
– the only (light colored -ELISA children Asymptomatic -Tinida..
pathogenic for positive) -Blot -Resistant to chlorination Symptomatic: -Nitazoxanide
flaegellate Others: -PCR -Mostly thru water -Mild diarrhea
Duodenal contam -Abdominal
contents and cramps
U.S intestine -
biopsies Malabsorption
-Anorexia
-Epigastric
Chilomastix mesnili Stiff, roatary, Semi formed Iodine wet -Prefer warm climate Asymptomatic N/A
directional stools prep -Ingested infective cyst
Dientamoeba By Fresh stool PCR Eggs of helminths via Asympto -Iodoquinol
fragilis pseudopodia Enterobis vermicularis Symptomatic: Alt: Tetracycline
and Ascaris lumbricoides -Abdominal Paromimycin
pain and
diarrhea
Trichomonas Jerky Stool Stool exam -Warm climate Asymptomatic N/A
hominis (no cyst -Ingesting trop
form) -Found in milk
(achlorhydria)
Enteromonas jerky Stool Stool -Warm Asymptomatic N/A
hominis examination -Ingestion of cyst
Retortamonas Jerky Stool Stained stool -Warm Asymptomatic N/A
intestinalis -Ingestion of cyst
Trichomonas tenax Mouth Cultured -contam dish and utensils No notable Proper oral hygiene
(no cyst) scrapings symptoms but
invade respi
tract
Trichomonas Rapid jerky -Spun urine Saline wet - Sex Asymptomatic Metronidazole
vaginalis -Vaginal Additional: -Mother’s birth canal mostly in men
discharge -Pap smear Symptomatic:
 -Urethral -Flourescent -Persistent
discharge -MAA urethritis
-Prostatic -EIA -Vaginitis
secretions -Culture -Infant
-Affirm VPIII infections:
-InPouch TV also suffer
conjunctivitis
and respi
infection
Parasite Specimen Diagnosis Epidemiology/MOT Symptoms Treatment
Entamoeba -Stool -Permanent smear -Leading cause of -Only known pathogenic For symptomatic:
histolytica -Sigmoidoscopy or wet prep parasitic death after intestinal ameba -Iodoquinol
-Hepatic abscess If not recovered: malaria Intestinal: -Paromomycin
-ELISA -Colder climate -Amebic colitis -Diloxanide furoate
-IHA -Cyst -Amebic dysentery
-IIF -Sex (blood and mucus in stool)
-GDP -Vectors(flies&roach) Extraintestinal:
-Liver abscess
-Vinreal amebiasis
Entamoeba Stool Stool exam Same w/ histolytica Asymptomatic N/A
hartmanni
Entamoeba coli Stool Stool exam Warm and cold Asymptomatic N/A
climate

Entamoeba polecki Stool Stool exam -Parasite of pigs and Asymptomatic Metronidazole
monkeys Diloxanide furoate
-Rare human infection (Furamide)
-
Endolimax nana Stool Stool exam Warm and moist Asymptomatic N/A
regions
Iodamoeba Stool Iodine wet preps Tropical regions Asymptomatic N/A
butschlii (Glycogen picks up Frequency is less than
iodine stain) E. coli
Entamoeba -Mouth scrapings exam First ameba recovered Asymptomatic Oral hygiene
gingivalis -Tonsillar crypts from human specimen -Prompt removal of
-Pulmonary abscess IUDs removes E.
-Sputum gingivalis from
-Cervial and vaginal genital tract
material
Naegleria fowleri -CSF -Microscopic exam -Warm bodies of water PAM- when troph of fowleri -Ampo B combined
-Nasal discharge -Saline and Iodine -Contam dust invade the brain with rifampin or
wet prep for CSF -Inhalation Kernigs sign (sign for miconazole
-May also be meningitis)
cultured -If untrated, death occur 3 to Ampo and mico-
6 days after onset destroy cell wall
Rifampin- inhibit
RNA synthesis
Acanthamoeba -CSF -IIF -CNS and eye infection Granulomatous amebic -Itraco
spp. -Corneal scrapings -Cultured -contact lenses encephalitis – CNS infection -Ketoco
-Histologic exam Acanthamoeba keratitis – -MIco
(calcofluor stain) infection of cornea -Propamadine
-isethianate
-Rifampin