1-Orientation To Parasitology Flashcards
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an organism that lives on or within another organism
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Parasite
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lives inside/within an organism
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Endoparasite
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Class of hookworms
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Nematodes
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parasites that cause direct harm to their host
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Pathogenic parasites
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parasites that do not directly cause harm to their host
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Commensals
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Organism that definitely needs to live off another organism to survive
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Obligate parasites
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Class of roundworms
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Nematoda
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Class of Echinococcus
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Cestodes
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Class of flukes
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Trematoda
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Subkingdom of amoeba
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Protozoan
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Subkingdom of Entamoeba
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Protozoa
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Phylum of insects
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Arthropods
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organism in/on which a parasite lives off of
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Host
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Class of Trichinella
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Nematodes
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Class of filarial worms
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Nematodes
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Subkingdom of Naegleria
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Protozoa
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Class of Diphyllobothrium
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Cestodes
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Subkingdom of Malaria
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Protozoa
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Class of Strongyloides
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Nematodes
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Class of Schistosoma
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Trematoda
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Subkingdom of Balantidium
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Protozoa
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host wherein the parasite continues any of its stages and acts as additional sources of human infection
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Reservoir host
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may live off of host/s or may exist in free-living form in the environment
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Facultative parasites
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stage in the life cycle that man usually identifies to confirm the presence of a parasitic infection
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Diagnostic stage
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lives on the surfaceof an organism
Ectoparasite
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Class of flatworms
Cestoda
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Usual type of host common with flukes
Intermediate host
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Phylum of mosquito, ticks and lice
Anthropoda
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host wherein the parasite lives off its adultand sexualstages
Definitive host
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host wherein the parasite lives off its larval and asexual stages
Intermediate host
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Type of host common with flatworms
Reservoir host
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Class of Paragonimus
Trematoda
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any organism responsible for transmittingparasitic infection from one host to another
Vector
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Subkingdom of Giardia
Protozoa
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Two types of ingestion as a common route of entry
Fecal-oral and Non-fecal contamination
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Two types of skin penetration
Direct and Vector-borne
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Class of ascaris
Nematodes
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Class of Diphyllidium
Cestodes
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Subkingdom of Babesia
Protozoa
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stage in the life cycle that enables parasite to infectman
Infective stage
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Class of Fasciola
Trematoda
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Tapeworms are an example of what tupe of parasite?
Obligate parasite
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Stage involved in the life cycle of the embryonated ascaris egg
Infective stage
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Stage involved in the life cycle of the ascaris egg
Diagnostic stage
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Area of biology concerned with the phenomena of dependence of one living organism or another
A) parasitology
B) medical parasitology
C) tropical medicine
D) pathology
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A) Parasitology
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Branch of medicine which deals with tropical diseases and other special medical problems in the tropical region
A) parasitology
B) medical parasitology
C) tropical medicine
D) pathology
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C) tropical medicine
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Class of Fasciolopsis
Trematoda
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Living together of unlike organism
Symbiosis
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A host wherein the parasite attains sexual maturity
A) definitive
B) intermediate
C) paratenic
D) reservoir
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A) definitive
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Microorganism Found in the Intestinal lumen that is an example of commensalism
Entamoeba coli
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Common infective stage of the larva
Rhabditiform and Filariform
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Two organisms mutually benefit from each other like termites and flagellates
A) commensalism
B) mutualism
C) parasitism
D) predation
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B) Mutualism
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The organism lives in or on another at the expense of the host
A) commensalism
B) mutualism
C) parasitism
D) predation
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C) parasitism
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Two types of vector
Mechanical and biological
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A parasite that is found in an organ which is not its usual habitat
A) dormant
B) active
C) erratic
D) inactive
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C) Erratic
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Parasite that does not develop further to later stages
A) definitive
B) intermediate
C) paratenic
D) reservoir
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C) paratenic
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True or false. Most parasites are facultative parasites.
False.
Mostly obligate parasites
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Parasites that need a host at some stage of their life cycle to complete their development and propagate their species.
A) obligate parasites
B) facultative parasites
C) both
D) neither
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A) obligate parasites
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A parasite that establishes itself in a host where it does not ordinarily live
A) incidental parasite
B) permanent parasite
C) temporary parasite
D) spurious parasite
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A) Accidental/incidental parasite
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Parasite that remains on or in the body of the host for its entire life
A) incidental parasite
B) permanent parasite
C) temporary parasite
D) spurious parasite
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B) permanent parasite
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Parasite that lives on the host only for a short period of time
A) incidental parasite
B) permanent parasite
C) temporary parasite
D) spurious parasite
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C) temporary parasite
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Concerned primarily with parasites of humans and their medical significance and importance in human communities
A) parasitology
B) medical parasitology
C) tropical medicine
D) pathology
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B) medical parasitology
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An illness which is indigenous to or endemic in a tropical area but may also be sporadic or epidemic proportions in areas that are not tropical
Tropical disease
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This type of host harbors the asexual or larval stage of the stage of the parasite
A) definitive
B) intermediate
C) paratenic
D) reservoir
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B) intermediate
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True or false. In a paratenic host, the parasites remain alive and is still able to infect other hosts.
True
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What type of host is a wild boar that has Paragonimus metacercariae?
A) definitive
B) intermediate
C) paratenic
D) reservoir
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C) paratenic
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This bridges the ecological gap between the definitive and intermediate hosts.
Paratenic host
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In Taeniasis, humans are considered what type of host?
A) definitive
B) intermediate
C) paratenic
D) reservoir
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A) definitive
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This type of host allows the parasite's life cycle to continue and become add'l sources of human infection.
A) definitive
B) intermediate
C) paratenic
D) reservoir
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D) reservoir
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A free-living organism that passes throughout the digestive tract w/o infecting the host
A) incidental parasite
B) permanent parasite
C) temporary parasite
D) spurious parasite
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D) spurious parasite
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This organism uses pigs as a reservoir host.
Balantidium coli
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The most important host in the spread of disease:
A) rats
B) pigs
C) humans
D) insects
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C) humans
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This transmits the parasite only after it has completed its development within the host.
Biological vector
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A good example of this are flies and cockroaches that feed on fecal material and carry enteric organisms and transfer these to food. They only transport the parasite.
MechanicL/phoretic vector
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This harbors a particular pathogen w/o manifesting any signs and symptoms.
Carrier
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Process of inoculating an infective agent
Exposure
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Connotes the establishment of infective agent in the host
Infection
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The period of inoculating an infective agent
Clinical Incubation period
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The period between infection/acquisition of the parasite and evidence of infection.
Pre-patent/biological incubation period
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This results when an infected individual becomes his own direct source of infection.
Autoinfection
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This microorganism enter the skin via water.
Schistosoma
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Two species living together wherein one species benefits from the relationship w/o harming or benefiting the other
A) commensalism
B) mutualism
C) parasitism
D) predation
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A) Commensalism
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The presence of endoparasite in a host
Infection
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This happens when the already infected individual is further infected with the same species leading to massive infection with the parasite.
Super/hyperinfection
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These animals are commonly infected with Hymenolepis nana
A) rats
B) dogs
C) cats
D) pigs
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A) rats
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Presence of ectoparasite on a host
Infestation
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Raw Bullastra snails are usually with what microorganism?
Echinostoma malayanum
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Parasite that may exist in Free-living state or parasitic when the need rises.
A) obligate parasites
B) facultative parasites
C) both
D) neither
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B) facultative parasites
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Humans: definitive host is to pigs: ______ host
A) definitive
B) intermediate
C) paratenic
D) reservoir
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B) intermediate
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Medium used for development of ascaris, trichuris, strongyloides and hookworms
Soil
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Parasites that can be transmitted through the mother's milk
Ancylostoma and strongyloides
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The study of patterns, distribution and occurrence of disease.
Epidemiology
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Vectors of malaria and filaria
Mosquitos
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Chaga's disease is caused by _______ which are carried by Triatoma bugs.
Trypanosoma cruzi
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Consumption of undercooked or raw freshwater fish can result in several intestinal and liver ________.
Fluke infections
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Natural vectors of leshmaniasis
Sandflies
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Direct sources of Toxoplasma infection
A) rats
B) dogs
C) cats
D) pigs
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C) cats
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Medium used for the contamination of amoeba and flagellates
Water
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Trichomonas vaginalis is acquired through:
A) inhalation
B) injection
C) oral feeding
D) coitus
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D) coitus
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True or false. As the life cycle becomes more complicated, there are more chances for the parasite to survive.
False.
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The trophoziotes that can cross the placental barrier during pregnancy.
Toxoplasma gondii
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Microorganisms that come from drinking water contaminated with cyst.
Entamoeba and giardia
