Isospora belli

Morphology 1000020489

LAB DIAGNOSIS. 1000020494

PATHOGENESIS 1000020490

LIFE CYCLE. 1000020491

Single form : oocyst

Each sporocyst form 4 sporozoite

Shape : Elipsoidal

Sporoblast mature to form sporocyst which forms sporozoite

Size 20 to 30 × 10 to 19µm

Affects Immunocompromised people and causes general and major complications respectively.

Within 5 to 6 weeks recovery happens

Mostly Asymptomatic in nature

Modified acid fast staining technique

Fluorescence by auramin and rhodamine dye

Wet mount - iodine

PCR and ELISA molecular methods

TREATMENT. 1000020495

Clotrimazole

ORS - rehydration