Immunological System Pathology 1 - Parasitology Flashcards

1
Q

What organism causes amoebic dysentery?

Can this disease manifest as bloody diarrhea?

A

Entamoeba histolytica; yes

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2
Q

What organism causes beaver fever?

Can this disease manifest as bloody diarrhea?

A

Giardia lamblia; no

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3
Q

What parasite has as its definitive host the cat?

A

Toxoplasma gondii

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4
Q

Pneumocystis carinii overgrows in what kind of patient?

A

Immunocompromised

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5
Q

Who is most at risk for serious complications if infected by Toxoplasma gondii?

A

The fetus of a pregnant woman

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6
Q

Which parasite interferes with fat absorption?

A

Giardia lamblia

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7
Q

What is the vector for African sleeping sickness?

A

Tsetse fly

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8
Q

What organism causes African sleeping sickness?

A

Trypanosoma brucei

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9
Q

What is the common name for Ascaris lumbricoides?

A

Human roundworm

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10
Q

What is the common name for Necator americanus?

A

Hookworm

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11
Q

What parasite causes spoon nails, anemia and stunted growth?

A

Hookworm

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12
Q

What parasite can be contracted from pork or bear meat?

A

Trichinella spiralis

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13
Q

How is filariasis transmitted?

A

Mosquito

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14
Q

What causes elephantiasis?

A

The parasitic worms Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and B. Timori; non-filarial disease in Eastern Africa is though due to chronic contact with irritant soils.

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15
Q

Schistosoma spp. are associated with what reservoir?

A

Snails

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16
Q

Taenia spp are associated with which animals?

A

Pigs, cows

17
Q

What kind of parasite is Taenia spp?

A

Beef or pork tapeworm

18
Q

Diphyllobothrium latum is what kind of parasite?

A

Fish tapeworm

19
Q

What kind of parasite is a schistosome?

A

A blood fluke

20
Q

Does Toxoplasma gondii form cysts?

A

Yes