Title: Eimeria General life cycle
1Eimeria General life cycle
Andreas Weck-Heimann
2ToxoplasmosisToxoplasma gondii Life cycle
Oocyst
Bradyzoite
Tachyzoite
3Toxoplasma gondiiEnteroepithelial cycle in cats
4T. gondii life cycle (cont.)
5ToxoplasmaIntracellular survival
6Toxoplasma - organelles
7ToxoplasmaHost cell/parasite interaction
8Toxoplasma - tachyzoites
9Toxoplasma - bradyzoites
10ToxoplasmosisImmunity
11ToxoplasmosisDisease
12ToxoplasmosisDisease (cont.)
13Toxoplasmosis - Diagnosis
Antibody testing may be Followed by prenatal
PCR or by CT or MRI scans
Antibody testing
14Toxoplasmosis - Treatment
Sulfadiazine and Pyrimethamine usually given
AIDS patients on antiretrovirals may modify
depending on CD4 counts Patients allergic to
sulfa drugs may take Clindamycin, Atovaquone,
Clarithromycin, Azithromycin or Dapsone
Leucovorin (Folinic acid) may be given with
Pyrimethamine if blood counts are lowered
15Sarcocystis neurona
16Neospora caninum
17Neospora caninum Life Cycle