After the last clinical case study presentation that I posted on my blog I thought I would follow-up with a crossword puzzle related to it.
Please enjoy and as always the crossword puzzles are meant to be fun and educational so the distribution to others and to students is highly encouraged.
HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR!
CLUES
Across
3) This developmental stage of the tick is most likely to transmit Babesia …
8) The enzymes of this organ are elevated in Babesiosis
12) The main reservoir for Babesia in the Northeastern United States is the white footed mouse or Peromyscus …
15) This Babesia developmental form is transmitted via the bite of a tick bite to humans
18) Corticosteroid therapy can result in acute Babesiosis because it is …
20) In the United States, along with Babesia, co-infections can occur due to Lyme disease and …
23) Severe cases of Babesiosis destroying red blood cells can lead to the need for blood …
25) This species of Babesia is found in Europe and produces a far more severe disease then the species microti
26) The destruction of red blood cells can lead to this in patients
27) To avoid death Babesia divergen infections require prompt therapy, blood transfusions, and sometimes …
Down
1) Inflammation of the liver and spleen …
2) This genus of Plasmodium is the most common Plasmodium that Babesia are confused with in peripheral smears
4) This species of Ixodes is the common vector for Babesia microti
5) Babesia and Plasmodium are both considered …
6) This species of Ixodes tick is the vector for Babesia divergens
7) To provide protection from tick bites it is recommended that you wear protective clothing and tick …
9) Babesiosis can range in presentation from subclinical to …
10) Babesia are commonly spread across wild animals and are therefore considered …
11) A complication due to Babesiosis can be low platelets, otherwise known as …
13) Absence of this organ predisposes a patient to a more acute presentation of Babesiosis
14) Babesia patients can present with muscle pain or ….
16) Babesia are closely related to this other piroplasm genus
17) This Babesia developmental form is ingested by the tick when feeding on the white footed mouse reservoir
19) This species of Babesia is endemic in the Northeast Coastal area of the United States as well as mid-Atlantic and upper Midwest
21) Name given to a unique formation of Babesia organisms in red blood cells, called a Maltese …
22) Treatments for Babesiosis can include a drug combination of clindamycin and
24) This Babesia developmental form enters the salivary gland of the tick vector
25) Extracellular babesia organisms can some times be seen in large numbers in smears making them appear …