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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... reticulocytes) - thin trophozoites ... rare in blood smears ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites ... cells) - Blood Smear ... falciparum malaria trophozoites ... in a thin blood smear ... falciparum #Blood #Smear
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
on peripheral smear ... size amoeboid trophozoite ... malaria #peripheral #smear
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
1) Cysts 2) Trophozoite ... Amebae (cysts and trophozoites ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis - Babesia Life Cycle
1) Tick takes a blood meal (sporozoites introduced into host)
2) Trophozie ←→
into host) 2) Trophozie ... into host) 7) Trophozie ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
1) Cysts 2) Trophozoite ... individuals → Trophozoites ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Amebiasis - Acanthamoeba Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans in
1) Cysts 2) Trophozoite ... Amebae (cysts and trophozoites ... pathophysiology #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
ACTIVE TB AFB smear ... of a NAAT on a smear-positive ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
stain: Peripheral smear ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
detectable by blood smears ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases