5 Written Questions

1. may exist as free living organisms or as parasites of a living host
2. occurs mainly in muscle cells
3. the protozoa localize in the erythrocytes of the human host, causes their destruction, possbile to the point of anemia (seconday)
4. causes an influenze like infection with cough, painful breathing, malaise, and loss of apetite
5. reproduce by conidia and zygote formation

5 Matching Questions

1. dimorphic organism; histoplasmosis
2. entamoeba histolytica
3. dimorphic organism; blastomycosis
4. entamoeba histolytica; a vegetative stage (trophozoite)
5. dermatomycosis

1. a grows as a mold in the soil and as a yeast in the tissue
2. b feeds on the contents of the intestine as well as the tissue of the intestinal wall
3. c grows as a yeast above 35 celcius & as a mold below
4. d may spread to other parts of the body, affects most commonly the liver
5. e any infection of the skin, hair, or nails with a fungus

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. most common in developing countries with poor sanitation conditions
   1. dimorphic organism
   2. a dimorphic organism
   3. entamoeba histolytica
   4. histoplasmosis
2. affects the lungs first but then spreads to the central nervous system
   1. dermatomycosis
   2. cryptococcosis
   3. blastomycosis
   4. trichanosis
3. transmitted via direct contact with infected people or pets
   1. blastomycosis
   2. cryptococcosis
   3. protozoa
   4. dermatomycosis
4. caused by histoplasma capsulatum
   1. trichanosis
   2. blastomycosis
   3. histoplasmosis
   4. aspergillosis
5. caused giadiases
   1. Histoplasmosis
   2. candidiasis
   3. giardia lamblia
   4. giardia lamblia; giadiases

5 True/False Questions

1. Histoplasmosis → asymptomatic in most cases but symptomatic cases range from a mild respiratory infection with fever to a lethal disseminated infection

   True        False

2. giardia lamblia; giadiases → has a cyst stage and a trophozoite stage

   True        False

3. toxoplasmosis → most common in the mississippi, missouri, and ohio river valleys

   True        False

4. blastomycosis → forms a lesion in the lung that is granulomitis and suppurative in nature

   True        False

5. entamoeba histolytica; a vegetative stage (trophozoite) → this is the form that is passed from the intestine and then re introduced into another host

   True        False