Trypanosoma Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Trypanosoma and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| This parasite is found in blood. | View Page |
| Match organism on right to common name on the left. | View Page |
| Match each parasite listed here with its corresponding infective stage: | View Page |
| The trophozoite is the only morphologic form in the life cycle of: | View Page |
| Match each parasite listed here with its corresponding insect vector: | View Page |
| Match each vector listed here with its respective parasite: | View Page |
| This suspicious form, recovered from a bone marrow culture, measures 11 µm in length. | View Page |
| This suspicious form was recovered from a nodule biopsy. It measures 225 µm in length and lacks a sheath. | View Page |
| This parasite was found on a blood smear. | View Page |
| Which parasite listed below causes West African Sleeping Sickness? | View Page |
| A 68-year-old female, who recently vacationed in Brazil, presented to her physician exhibiting overall weakness, fever, and enlarged lymph nodes. Blood was collected for culture and parasitic examination. The culture was negative. This suspicious form was recovered upon examining the Giemsa-stained preparation. This patient is most likely suffering from: | View Page |
| A 27 year old West African immigrant went to the local clinic complaining of fever, chills, and joint pain. The physician immediately ordered blood for parasitic examination. The Giemsa-stained thin blood smear revealed the three suspicious forms below. This patient is most likely suffering from an infection with: | View Page |
| I may be found in blood or in lymph nodes. | View Page |
| I may be found in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) or in the eye. I measure approximately 25 µm in diameter. | View Page |
| I am found in blood. | View Page |
| I reside inside of macrophages. | View Page |
| Xenodiagnosis has historically been used to identify: | View Page |
| Match the arthropod common name with its corresponding scientific name: | View Page |