Acanthamoeba spp Flashcards by Isaac Evans

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Group

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Ameba

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DH

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Free living

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IH

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None

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MOT

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Through cuts

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Location

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Cornea (contacts)

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Life cycle

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Cysts, trophs into wounds

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Disease

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Eye

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Symptoms

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Keratitis

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Treatment

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Miconazole

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Prevention

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Store-bought lens solution

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Diagnosis

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Symptoms/scrapings

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Other

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In immunocompromised: skin, eye, brain

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