DD- HUMAN PARASITES

Question 1

an organism which lives upon or within another living organism at whose expense it obtains some advantage

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a parasite

Question 2

helminths are

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worms

Question 3

arthropods are

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insects

Question 4

definitive host

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species in which the parasite undergoes sexual replication

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intermediate hosts

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species in which asexual replication

Question 6

Tropism

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ability to infect specific tissues

Question 7

helminths that cause parasitic diseases

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1. Roundworms/Nematodes
2. Flatworms/Trematodes/Flukes
3. Tapeworms/Cestodes

Question 8

Schistosomiasis

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disease caused by parasitic worms of the Schistosoma type. It may infect the urinary tract or intestines.

Question 9

Schistosomiasis is transmitted to humans by exposure to contaminated

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fresh water

Question 10

Schistosomes are

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trematodes/flatworms.

Question 11

______ is the most important parasitic disease

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Malaria

Question 12

Infected mosquitos bite humans and inject

_____ into the blood.

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sporozoites

Question 13

a serum-sickness like illness that occurs 4-8 weeks after skin invasion, coincident with worm maturation and onset of oviposition, and often accompanied by lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly

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acute phase of schistosomiasis (also called Katayama fever)

Question 14

_____ are released into the blood, infect erythrocytes, and undergo additional asexual replication

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merozoites

Question 15

symptoms of malaria are primarily associated with the rupture of______and release of merozoites

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infected erythrocytes

Question 16

involves granulamatous and fibrotic changes in the liver or in the bladde

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chronic stage of schistosomiasis

Question 17

A ______is an organism which lives upon or within another living organism at whose expense it obtains some advantage

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parasite

Question 18

parasitology is concerned with pathogenic protozoa (unicellular eukaryotes) and pathogenic metazoa (multicellular eukaryotes), including ______

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worms and insects.

Question 19

Many parasites of humans have complex life cycles that require

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one or more additional hosts

Question 20

The definitive host is the species in which sexual reproduction occurs. Hosts in which sexual reproduction does not occur are called inter- mediate hosts. Not all parasites replicate_______

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sexually

Question 21

The ability of parasites to infect specific tissues (_________) is often essential for their life cycles.

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tropism

Question 22

Many parasites have mechanisms to avoid immune responses

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encapsulation
intraluminal location
immunosuppression
acquisition of host antigens

Question 23

Major Groups of Human Parasites- worms

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Roundworms
Flatworms (Flukes)
Tapeworms

Question 24

Major Groups of Human Parasites- Protozoa

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Amebas
Flagellates
Ciliates
Sporozoa
Microsporidia

Question 25

Schistosomiasis Phases are Associated with

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Cercarial invasion
Worm maturation and onset of oviposition
Host responses to eggs in tissues

Question 26

dermatitis (“swimmers itch”) at 2-3 days after skin invasion (also with avian Schistosomes)

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Cercarial invasion

Question 27

in Falciparum Malaria, Infected erythrocytes containing mature asexual forms of P. falciparum stick to small blood vessels (_______).
They also stick to each other (_______) and to uninfected erythrocytes (__________), thereby enhancing sequestration

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• sequestration
• agglutination
• rosetting

Question 28

Because of sequestration, only ring forms (immature) and sexual forms of P. falciparum are found in circulating erythrocytes.

Sequestration of infected erythrocytes interferes with the host’s____________________

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microcirculation and metabolism

Question 29

Acute Schistosomiasis (a.k.a. Katayama fever) - a serum sickness-like illness with lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly at 4-8 weeks after skin invasion

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Worm maturation and onset of oviposition

Question 30

Acquired Immunity against Malaria

___________ prevents high-level disease but does not eradicate infection (premunition).

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Acquired immunity

Question 31

Acquired Immunity against Malaria

Asymptomatic parasitemia is common among adults and older children in areas with _________________

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stable and intense transmission

Question 32

Chronic granulomas and fibrotic changes in liver (from S. mansoni, S. japonicum, S. mekongi, or S. intercalatum) or in bladder (from S. hematobium)

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Host responses to eggs in tissues:

Question 33

Genetic Diseases that Increase Resistance to Death from Falciparum Malaria

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Sickle cell disease
Ovalocytosis
Glucose-6-phosphate deficiency
Thalassemia