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CHAPTER 1: INTRO TO MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY Flashcards

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branch of zoology about parasites

Study of host-parasite relationship

study of parasite that infect human

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Parasitology

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benefits from the other

any organism that lives in or the body of another organism in order to survive.

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Parasites/ Parasitos

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animal parasite of humans and their medical significance

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Clinical Parasitology

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association of living organism

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Symbiosis

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  • any organism that harbors parasite
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Host

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3 SYMBIOSIS TYPES

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Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism

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works together

benefit from each other

association between organisms of different species is benefitted

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mutualism

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association between individuals of two species in which one species obtain food or benefit from other WITHOUT harming or benefitting the latter

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Commensalism

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  • one organism benefits at expense of parasite usually different species (host)
    may lead to injury of host
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Parasitism

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SIX PRIORITY DISEASES

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Leprosy
Leishmaniasis
Trypnosomiasis
Filariasis
Schistosomiasis
Malaria

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harboring species, may show no harmful effects or may suffer from various or functional and organic disorders

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host

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types of host

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definitive, intermediate, reservoir, paratenic, accidental, vector

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parasites attains sexual maturity

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Definitive Host

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harbors the asexual or larval stage of the parasite (may or may not be present in the lifecycle)

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Intermediate Host

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refers to the non-human final host of a parasite.

Necator Americanus
Schistosoma japonicum

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Reservoir Host

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usually have an ecological function since they can extend the normal host range of the parasite.

paragonimus westermani

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Paratenic Host

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are those organisms infected or infested by parasite which are not normally associated with them.

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Accidental host

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not a well-defined type of host, facilitate the transmission of a parasite from one infected host to another susceptibility host.

Mechanical vectors
Biological vectors

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vectors

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permanent association of two organisms that cannot exist independently.

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Symbiosis

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4 TYPES OF ASSOCIATIONS:

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Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Phoresy

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eating at the same table, neither harmed nor benefited (Shark and remora)

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Commensalism

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two organism mutually benefiting from each other like termites and flagelattes

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Mutualism

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includes any reciprocal association in w/c a species depends upon another for its existence
temporary
permanent

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Parasitism

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(to carry) in which one organism (smaller phoront) is mechanically carried or in another specie (host)

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Phoresy

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must always be in close contact with the host in order to survive, grow, reproduce, and infect a new host.

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Obligatory

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capable of reverting from a parasitic to free-living lifestyle and can live with/out the host

strongyloides stercoralis

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Facultative

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require continuous contact with their host to survive. (endoparasite)

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Permanent parasite

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associate closely with their host only to feed (ectoparasite)

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Temporary (intermittent)

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which enter hosts not normally theirs.
do not develop to full maturity (incompatibility)
sometimes establish themselves in their new host for a short period of time (toxocara canis)

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Accidental/ Incidental

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those which move out of normal habitat within their host ( A. lumbricoides)

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Aberrant

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organism which are taken in by accident and then passed out harmlessly of an unsuitable host.

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Spurious

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when parasite is located INSIDE the host refers to any of the internal visceral organs, gastro intestinal tract, RBC

a host parasitized by an __ is said to have an infection or be infected.

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endoparasite

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examples of endoparasites

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Ascaris lumbricoides - lumen of S.I
Plasmodium falciparum - inside the human erythrocytes

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when the parasite is located OUTSIDE or on the surface of the host’s body such as the skin or mucous membrane.

a host parasitized by an __ is said to have an infestation or be infeste

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ectoparasite

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examples of ectoparasites

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Pediculus humanus - found on scalp
Sarcoptes scabiel - on the skin

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live & multiply in the moist

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Capnophilic

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example of Capnophilic

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protozoans

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lives in RBCS

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hematozoic

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example of hematozoic

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malaria

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lives inside the cell

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cytozoic

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example of cytozoic

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(tissues isospara hominis)

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live in body cavities

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example of Coelozoic

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(mansorella perstans)

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  • live inside lumen of intestine
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Enterozoic

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forever parasite; lives in a single host

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Permanent parasite

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larval stage is different from adult stage

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  • fix in an unusual habitat
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example of obligatory relationship

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ascaris lumbricoides

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example of facultative relationship

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threadworm

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example of intermittent relationship

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infects individual with underlying disease

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Opportunistic

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Soil transmitted (4)

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ascaris lumbricoides
trichuris trichuria
hookworms
strongyloides stercoralis

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Arthropod/ Vector transmitted (5)

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malaria/ filarial worms
leishmania
trypanosomes
babesia
schistosome spp

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Food borne

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taenia spp
trichenella spiralis
toxoplasma gondii
capillaria philippinensis
heterophyds
paragonimus westermanii
fasciolid

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Waterborne

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amoeba
giardia lamblia
blastocytosis hominis
cryptosporidum spp
Cyclospora cayetanensis

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Sexual Intercourse -

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trichomonas vaginalis

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Inhalation of air-borne eggs -

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enterobius vermicularis

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Congenital transmission -

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Skin penetration -

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Hookworm, S. Stercoralis

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a parasite that lives within a single host during the entire life cycle

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Monoxenous

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a parasite that lives within more than one host during entire life cycle

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Heteroxenous

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hermaphrodites; have complete set of sex organs

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Monoecious

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sexes are separated

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TISSUE ASPIRATES

Liver

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TISSUE ASPIRATES

Duodenal

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strongy/giardia

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TISSUE ASPIRATES

Lymph nodes

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leishmania, american trypanosomes

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TISSUE ASPIRATES

CSF

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africa trypanosomes

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TISSUE ASPIRATES

Hydrocoele

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microfilaria of bancrofti

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TISSUE BIOPSY

muscle

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T. spiralis

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TISSUE BIOPSY

rectal

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schistosomes

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TISSUE BIOPSY

lymph node

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filarial worm

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TISSUE BIOPSY

skin

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leishmaniasis

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occurrence and prevalence of disease
study the manner of spread of contagious disease

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Epidemiology

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sudden inc. of infection

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certain infection present in low nos. but constantly present in the area

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disease which spreads to severeal countries and affects a large number of people

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allowing them to metabolize the nutrients from the host and store these for energy production

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enzymatic action

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depriving the host of essential nutrients

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Spollative action

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causes massive Intestinal bleeding (IDA)

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competes with its host Vit B12 (M. anemia)

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possession of sickle-cell trait may confer some protection

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P. falciparum

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presence of duffy blood factor increase the susceptibility of infections

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study of patterns, distribution, and occurrence of disease

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Epidemiology

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no. of new cases of infection appearing in a population in a given period of time

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is the number os individuals in a population estimated species at a given time

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Prevalence

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percentage of individuals in a population infected with atleast one parasite

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Cumulative prevalence

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  • refers to the no. of worms per person
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Intensity of Infection

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STAGES IN LIFE CYCLE

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Ovum
Egg
Embryo
Larva
Trophozoite
Cyst

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refers to practical measure that stop transmission cycle from the very root of its cause

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prevention

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refers to the proportion of target population reached by an intervention

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is a genetically transmitted loss of susceptibility to a drug in worm population that was previously sensitive to the appropriate therapeutic dose

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Drug resistance

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is the effect of a drug against an infective agent in ideal experimental conditions and isolated from any context

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is a measure of the effect of a drug against an infective agent in a particular host

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Effectiveness

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  • is the use of anthelminthic drugs in an Individual or PH program
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refers to the no. of previously positive subjects found to be agg negative on examination of a stool

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is the % fall in egg counts after deworming based on examination of a stool

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Egg reduction rate

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Individual-level deworming with selection for treatment based on a diagnosis of infection

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Selective treatment

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group-level deworming where the group to be treated may be defined by age, ge, sex or social characteristics irrespective of infection status

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Targeted treatment

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population-level deworming in w/c the community is treated irrespective of age, sex, infection status or other social characteristics

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Universal treatment

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requires specific snail Intermediate host and condition that ensure host-parasite contact

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trematodes

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__, can burrow into the mud, shielding itself from various molluscicides

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Snail Ih of Schistosoma

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is the causative agent of one type of malaria In w/c the vector is a female mosquito of the genus Anopheles

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P. falciparum

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causes mucocutaneous leishmaniasis - transmitted by sandflies.

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Leishmania braziliensis

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