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Exam 2 - Species Flashcards

1
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Causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis

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Leishmania donovani

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Causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis with an oriental sore

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Leishmania tropica

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Causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis with Chiclero’s Ulcer

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Leishmania mexicana

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Causative agent of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

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Leishmania braziliensis aka Espundia

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5
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Vector of leishmaniasis

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Phlebotomus spp.

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Vector of Leishmania braziliensis

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Lutzomyia spp.

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Trypanosome in African wildlife, non-pathogenic to native species but deadly to European cattle

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Trypanosoma brucei brucei

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Causative agent of Chronic or Gambian Sleeping Sickness

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Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

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Causative agent of Acute or Rhodesian Sleeping Sickness

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Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

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10
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Vector of African Trypanosomes

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Glossina spp.

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Main vector for transmission of T. b. gambiense

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Glossina palpalis

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Main vector for transmission of T. b. rhodesiense

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Glossina morsitans

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The Big 3 tropical diseases

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  1. Malaria
  2. African Trypanosomiasis
  3. Kala-azar
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Another African Trypanosome species that is far more virulent to cattle and has been established in South America

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Trypanosoma vivax

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Causative agent of Chagas’ Disease

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Trypanosoma cruzi

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Non-pathogenic Trypanosome species found in humans

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Trypanosoma rangeli

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Group of insects that are the vector for American Trypanosomes

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Family Reduvidae

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18
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Main vector species for American Trypanosomes

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Triatoma spp.

19
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2 species of bugs that could potentially transmit American Trypanosomes found in the USA

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Triatoma gerstaeckeri
Triatoma sanguisuga

20
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This Trypanosome causes Dourine in horses and cows

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Trypanosoma equiperdum

21
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Another Trypanosome that causes Surra in horses

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Trypanosoma evansi

22
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Vector of Trypanosoma evansi in horses

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Horse flies

23
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Species of leech that transmits trypanosomes to amphibians

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Desserobdella picta

24
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Group of flies that are attracted to calling males and are the vector of the parasite

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Corethrella spp.

25
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Class Perkinsozoa

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Parasites of oysters; likely similar to the ancestor of current apicomplexans

26
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Class Conoidasida

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gregarines and coccidians: vertebrate gut parasites

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Class Aconoidasida

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malaria parasites and piroplasms

28
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Main vector group of Plasmodium

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Anopheles spp.

29
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Main vector species of malaria

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Anopheles quadrimaculatus

30
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Another group of blood apicomplexans that have only exoerythrocytic schizogony and cause severe economic loss in poultry

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Leucocytozoans

31
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Vector species of Leucocytozoans

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Simuliidae (Black Flies)

32
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Another group of blood apicomplexans that have only exoerythrocytic schizogony and occurs in birds and reptiles of Florida

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Haemoproteus

33
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Vector species group of Haemoproteus

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Culicoides spp.

34
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Plasmodium vivax

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widespread, temperate areas, Asia, North Africa
43% of malaria cases
“tertian malaria”

35
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Plasmodium falciparum

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tropics, 50% of malaria in the world
“falciparum malaria”, “malignant tertian malaria”

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Plasmodium malariae

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rare, localized, but widespread
“quartan malaria”

37
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Plasmodium ovale

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very rare, Africa, Phillipines, India, S. America, Vietnam
“mild tertian malaria”

38
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Coccidian with a 4 by 2 oocyte structure

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Eimeria

38
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Coccidian with a 2 by 2 oocyte structure

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Isospora

39
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Coccidian with definitive host in cats. Humans are intermediate and only major issues occur with pregnancy.

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Toxoplasma gondii

40
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Coccidian in bullfrogs.

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Hepatozoon catesbianae

41
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Group of gregarines found in earthrooms.

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Monocystis spp.

42
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Gregarine found in mealworms.

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Gregarina cuneata

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