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Trypanosoma cruzi - Coggle Diagram
Trypanosoma cruzi
PATHOGENESIS
American trypanosomiasis
Chagoma-subcutaneous inflammatory nodule
Raman's sign-conjuctivitis
Myocarditis -untreated
Hapatospleenomegaly
Meningoencephalitis
DIAGNOSIS
Wet mount
Giemsa stain
Blood concentration method
Culture -NNN or yager's liver Infusion tryptose medium
Xenodiagnosis
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Chaga's disease
Discovered -Carlos chagas
Vector-Triatomine bugs
TREATMENT
Nifurtimox
Benznidazole
MORPHOLOGY
Trypamastigote
Present in blood
Sickle shape
20microm in length
2 forms
Long slender,short stumpy
Amastigote
Reticuloendothelial system
Oval/round shape
Have axoneme
LIFE CYCLE
