immunology of parasitic infection Flashcards
schistosoma
trematode
Trichinella spiralis
Nematode
T. spiralis can be obtained by
eating meat of the infected animal
Plasmodia falciparum can be found in
blood. (need insect vectors)
round worm or ascaris lumbricoides
Nematode
examples of parasites with complicated lufe cycles
coccidia and malaria
kills 1 to 3x10^6 people every year
malaria
kills 0.5 to 1x10^6 people every year
schistosoma
infect 1/3 of the world’s population
intestinal worms
soil-transmitted helminths
ancylostoma necator
ascaris lumbricoides
trichuris trichiura
800x10^6
ancylostoma necator
700 x10^6
Ascaris lumbricoides
500 x10^6
Trochuris trichiura
direct invasion by penetrating the skin
hookworm and schistosome larvae
Ingested
tapeworm pinworm roundowrm Toxoplasma Giardia
mosquitoes
filarial worms
protozoa malarial parasites
tse tse flies
trypanosomes
triatomid bugs
T. cruzi
sandflies
leishmania
sexually transmitted
T. vaginalis
parasitic protozoa living in blood
African trypanosomes
Parasitic protozoa living within erythrocytes
Plasmodium spp.
parasitic protozoa living in macrophages
Leishmania, Toxoplasma gondii
typically flattened and leaf-shaoed with 2 muscular suckers
trematodes or flukes