Eukaryotic Microbes: Protozoa (Malaria)

Question 1

what is the causative agent of malaria?

Answer 1

Plasmodium species

Question 2

what is the vector of malaria?

Answer 2

anopheles female mosquito

Question 3

what human cells are infected in malaria?

Answer 3

hepatocytes and RBCs

Question 4

cyclical symptoms

Answer 4

malaria

Question 5

what are the phases of malaria symptoms

Answer 5

cold, hot, wet

chills
fever
sweats

Question 6

name of a malaria event?

Answer 6

paroxysm

Question 7

infects humans from mosquito salivary glands

Answer 7

sporozyte

Question 8

sporozyte

Answer 8

infects humans from mosquito salivary glands

Question 9

formed from sporozytes in liver, infects RBCs

Answer 9

merozytes

Question 10

merozytes

Answer 10

formed from sporozytes in liver, infects RBCs

Question 11

where are merozytes formed?

Answer 11

liver

Question 12

what are merozytes formed from?

Answer 12

sporozytes

Question 13

what do merozytes infect?

Answer 13

RBCs in liver and RBCs

Question 14

growing feeding form in RBCs formed from merozytes

Answer 14

trophozoite

Question 15

trophozoite

Answer 15

growing, feeding form in RBCs formed from merozytes

Question 16

trophozoites are formed from what?

Answer 16

merozytes

Question 17

where do trophozoites reside?

Answer 17

RBCs

Question 18

merozytes form these in RBCs

Answer 18

gametocytes

Question 19

gametocytes

Answer 19

merozytes form gametocytes in RBCs

Question 20

what is the name of the form that infects mosquitos?

Answer 20

gametocytes

Question 21

what do sporozytes form?

Answer 21

merozytes

Question 22

what do merozytes form?

Answer 22

trohozoites

Question 23

what do merozytes form?

Answer 23

gametocytes

Question 24

where are hypnozoites formed?

Answer 24

liver

Question 25

what is the name of the dormant form?

Answer 25

hypnozoites

Question 26

formed in liver, dormant form

Answer 26

hypnozoites

Question 27

hypnozoites

Answer 27

formed in liver, dormant form

Question 28

P. vivax

Answer 28

forms hypnozoites, infects only young RBCs

Question 29

what does P. vivax infect?

Answer 29

only young RBCs

Question 30

hypnozoites are formed by what?

Answer 30

P. vivax

Question 31

forms hypnozoites, infects only oung RBCs

Answer 31

. vivax

Question 32

forms hypnozoites

Answer 32

Plasmodium vivax

Question 33

infects only young RBC

Answer 33

Plasmodium vivax

Question 34

infects all ages of RBC

Answer 34

Plasmodium falciparum

Question 35

makes RBC sticky

Answer 35

Plasmodium falciparum

Question 36

clogs capillaries

Answer 36

Plasmodium falciparum

Question 37

Plasmodium falciparum (5)

Answer 37

- infects all ages of RBC - makes RBC sticky - clogs capillaries - causes cerebral malaria - can be deadly

Question 38

causes cerebral malaria

Answer 38

Plasmodium falciparum

Question 39

can be deadly

Answer 39

Plasmodium falciparum

Question 40

how to diagnose malaria? (3)

Answer 40

blood smear viewing infected blood cells ELISA

Question 41

blood smear

Answer 41

way to diagnose malaria

Question 42

how to treat malaria?

Answer 42

control your blood to get to sleep treat blood forms control insects target dormant hypnozites bed nets no vaccine