Chapter 48 Definitions SLO 2.4

Question 1

Anthelmintic

Answer 1

A category of drugs that destroy or prevent the development of parasitic worm (helminthic) infections. Also called antihelmintic or vermicidal. (Note that the terms for the drug categories are spelled with only one h, which appears in the second syllable of the term, whereas the term for worm infection (helminthic) is spelled with two h’s, appearing in both the first and third syllables of the term.) (p. 781)

Question 2

Antimalarial drugs

Answer 2

Drugs that destroy or prevent the development of the malaria parasite (Plasmodium sp.) in humans. Antimalarial drugs are a subset of the broader category of antiprotozoal drugs. (p. 776)

Question 3

Antiprotozoal

Answer 3

A type of drug that destroys or prevents the development of protozoa in humans. (p. 780)

Question 4

Helminthic infections

Answer 4

Parasitic worm infections. (p. 783)

Question 5

Malaria

Answer 5

A widespread protozoal infectious disease caused by

four species of the genus Plasmodium. (p. 774)

Question 6

Parasite

Answer 6

Any organism that feeds on another living organism

known as a host) in a way that results in harm to the host organism. (p. 775

Question 7

Parasitic protozoa

Answer 7

Harmful protozoa that live on or in human beings or animals and cause disease. (Also called parasitic protozoans.) (p. 774)

Question 8

Protozoa

Answer 8

Single-celled organisms that are the smallest and

simplest members of the animal kingdom. (p. 774)