Eukaryotic Pathogens Flashcards
Yeasts
Fungi: unicellular forms
Molds
Fungi: multicellular filamentous forms
Plasmodium species
Protozoa
Toxoplasma
Protozoa
Giardia
Protozoa
Cryptosporidium
Protozoa
Leishmania
Protozoa
Trypanosomes
Protozoa
Entamoeba histolytica
Amebas (Intestinal amebiasis)
Naegleria fowleri
Amebas (Primary amebic meningoencephalitis)
Acanthamoeba
Amebas (Corneal infection, keratitis)
Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax
Apicomplexans (Malaria)
Toxoplasma gondii
Apicomplexans (Toxoplasmosis)
Cryptosporidium parvum and Cyclospora
Apicomplexans (Opportunistic infections)
Trypanosomes brucei
Flagellates (sleeping sickness)
Trypanosomes cruzi
Flagellates (Chagas’ disease)
Trypanosomes donovani
Flagellates (leishmaniasis)
Giardia lamblia
Metamonads (Giardiasis)
Trichomonas vaginalis
Flagelleates [Metamonads] (Trichomoniasis)
Karenia dinoflagellates
Algae
Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworms)
Roundworms [nematodes]
Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus (Hookworms)
Roundworms [nematodes]
Roundworms
Roundworms [nematodes]
Schistosoma mansoni (Blood fluke)
Trematodes [flukes] (Schistosomiasis)
Clonorchis sinensis (Liver fluke)
Trematodes [flukes] (Clonorchiasis)
Flatworms (Platyhelminthes)
Trematodes [flukes]
Taenia solium
Cestodes [tapeworms]
Taenia saginata
Cestodes [tapeworms]
Diphyllobothrium
Cestodes [tapeworms]
Sarcoptes scabiei
Scabies
Borrelia burgdorferi
Ixodes scapularis is a vector for many forms of borreliosis which causes Lyme disease
Cimex lectularius
Bedbugs