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Alage and Protozoa Flashcards

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a simple, non-flowering, and typically aquatic plant of a large group that includes the seaweeds and many single celled forms.

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Algae

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What does algae contains that gives color to it

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Chlorophyll

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Other term for a unicellular plankton

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Dinoflagellates

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it produce neurotoxins that cause paralytic shellfish posioning. It also gives the color to the red tide

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Alexandrium

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One type of toxic red tide from the genus of Alexandrium

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Karenia Brevis (K.Brevis)

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single celled organism that lives in a wide variety of moist habitats including fresh water, marine environments and the soil

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Protozoa

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Amebiasis isan intestinal (bowel) illness caused by a microscopic (tiny) parasite called?

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Entamoeba histolytica

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Phyla of Protozoa

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Archaezoa
Rhizopoda
Helminths

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9
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a type of archaezoa that is found in male and female genital

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Trichomonas Vaginalis

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Trichomonas Vaginalis causes what color of discharge in female?

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White to green

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How is Trichomonas Vaginalis transferred?

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Sexual intercourse with an infected partner

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12
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What an over the counter medication is availablke for Trichomonas Vaginalis?

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Metronidazole

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it is an antibiotic that is used to treat a wide variety of infections. It works by stopping the growth of certain bacteria and parasites.

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Metronidazole

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obligate intracellular parasites. they can only live inside host cells

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Apicomplexan

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15
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what is the causative agent of malaria?

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Plasmodium

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How is plasmodium transferred?

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bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito

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the number of days between when you’re infected with something and when you might see symptoms.

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Incubation period

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18
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How long is the incubation period of malaria?

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10-16 days

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19
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How to diagnose malaria?

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Blood smear

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20
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What preserves the plasmodium from Anopheles making it possible to transfer plasmodium to humans?

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Oogenic signals

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21
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How do you treat plasmodium?

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Quinine, Chloroquine

22
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What are long term therapies that can eliminate the parasite from the liver?

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Primaquine or Proguanil

23
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Give ways to prevent gettng infected by anopheles mosquitos

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-Prophylactic drugs
-mosquito repellant
-spray insecticides

24
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What is the most deadly disease in the world

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Malaria

25
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can cause infections in utero when women clean feline litter boxes while pregnant

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Toxoplasma gondii

26
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very resistant to adverse environmental conditions and can remain infective for months

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Oocysts

27
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Treatment for Toxoplasma gondii

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pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine

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Helminths came from the greek word _____ meaning human worms or parasitic worms

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helminthos

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2 types of helminths

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  1. Platyhelminths: flatworms
  2. Nematoda: roundworms
30
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two classes of Platyhelminths

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Trematodes
Cestodes

31
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they have ventral suckers and oral suckers for attachment. they can be transmitted through skin penetration and from fresh water.

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Trematodes

32
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is an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by blood flukes. penetration of this organism causes itching as known as swimmer’s itch

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Schistosomiasis

33
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What is the treatment for schistosomiasis?

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Praziquantel

34
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The head (scolex) has suckers for attachment, some species also have small hooks for attachment

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Cestodes

35
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Cestode’s body is made up of segments called _____ that contain both male and female reproductive organs

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proglattids

36
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beef tapeworm, live in humans, transmission through consumption of undercooked meat.

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Taenia Saginata

37
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also known as roundwords. most species have male and female, generally males are smaller than female

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Nematodes

38
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also known as a human pinworm. Adult pinworms foundi in intenstine, female migrates to anus to deposit eggs at night.

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Enterobius Vermicularis

39
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transparent tape is placed on perianal skin the sticky side picks up eggs, then examines microscopically

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Graham sticky-tape method

40
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Treatment for Enterobius Vermicularis

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Mebendazole

41
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There is no nucleus and DNA is found in nucleoid

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Prokaryote

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prokaryotic microorganisms consisting of a single cell lacking a nucleus and containing DNA is a single circular chromosome.

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Eubacteria

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microscopic single-celled organisms lacking a distinct nucleus. They may be shaped like spheres, rods, or spiral.They inhabit virtually all environments, including soil, water, orgnic matter, and the bodies of animals

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Bacteria

44
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not consisting of, divided into, or containing cells

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Acellular

45
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microscopic parasite which can infect living organisms and cause disease. It can make copies of itself inside another organisms cells.

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Virus

46
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What is virus made up?

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Caspid and nucleic acid

47
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infectious proteins molecules, proteins capable of causing certain diseases of animals and humans

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Prions

48
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consist only of protein; no DNA or RNA.

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Prions

49
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disease causing form with B-pleated sheets

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Prion PrP

50
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Obligate ICF agents that consist only of RNA. There is no protein coat so it can easily die in the sun

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Viroids

51
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a viroid disease of coconut palms that has destroyed over 30 million palms in the Philippines

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Cadang-cadang

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