Micro 72: Intestinal and Urogenital Protozoa
This episode begins organism-specific parasitology with protozoa that primarily infect the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. Drawing from Murray’s Chapter 72, it explores transmission, pathogenesis, and clinical presentation.
Key intestinal protozoa include:
* Giardia lamblia - malabsorption and chronic diarrhoea
* Entamoeba histolytica - invasive colitis and liver abscess
* Cryptosporidium species - watery diarrhoea, severe in immunocompromised hosts
In the urogenital tract:
* Trichomonas vaginalis - sexually transmitted infection causing vaginitis and urethritis
Transmission occurs…
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