Intro PARASITOLOGY Flashcards by Deleted Deleted

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Parasite living Inside the body of the Host

A. Endoparasite
B. Ectoparasite

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A. Endoparasite

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Parasite living Outside the body of a host

A. Endoparasite
B. Ectoparasite

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B. Ectoparasite

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The presence of an ENDOPARASITE in a host

A. Infection
B. Infestation

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A. Infection

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The presence of an ECTOPARASITE on a Host
A. Infection
B. Infestation

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B. Infestation

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Cannot survive outside the host:
Need a host at some stage of their life cycle to complete their development

A. Obligate
B. Facultative
C. Accidental Incidental
D. Permanent
E. Temporary
F. Spurious

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A. Obligate

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May exist in a free-living state or may become parasitic when the need arises. Ex. S. stercoralis

A. Obligate
B. Facultative
C. Accidental Incidental
D. Permanent
E. Temporary
F. Spurious

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B. Facultative

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Parasite which establishes itself in a host Where it does not ordinarily live. Ex. E.granulosus, D.caninum, D.immitis, A.caninum

A. Obligate
B. Facultative
C. Accidental Incidental
D. Permanent
E. Temporary
F. Spurious

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C. Accidental Incidental

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Remains IN or ON a host for its entire life cycle

A. Obligate
B. Facultative
C. Accidental Incidental
D. Permanent
E. Temporary
F. Spurious

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D. Permanent

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Lives in the host only for a short period of time

A. Obligate
B. Facultative
C. Accidental Incidental
D. Permanent
E. Temporary
F. Spurious

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E. Temporary

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Free-living organism that passes through the digestive tract without infecting the Host

A. Obligate
B. Facultative
C. Accidental Incidental
D. Permanent
E. Temporary
F. Spurious

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F. Spurious

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Harbors the sexual stage/ adult stage of parasite

A. Definitive Final
B. Intermediate
C. Paratenic
D. Reservoir

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A. Definitive Final

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Harbors parasite; allows the parasite life cycle to continue and become additional sources of human infection

A. Definitive Final
B. Intermediate
C. Paratenic
D. Reservoir

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D. Reservoir

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Harbors the Asexual or Larval stage of the parasite, If there is more than 1IH (1st IH TO 2nd IH)

A. Definitive Final
B. Intermediate
C. Paratenic
D. Reservoir

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B. Intermediate

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Harbors the parasite; it will only serve as a transport medium; no further development occurs

A. Definitive Final
B. Intermediate
C. Paratenic
D. Reservoir

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C. Paratenic

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Responsible for transmitting the parasite from one host to another

A. VECTORS
B. BIOLOGIC
C. MECHANICAL PHORETIC

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A. VECTORS

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Essential part of the parasite’s life cycle

A. VECTORS
B. BIOLOGIC
C. MECHANICAL PHORETIC

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B. BIOLOGIC

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Only transports the parasite
Ex. Flies/ Cockroaches

A. VECTORS
B. BIOLOGIC
C. MECHANICAL PHORETIC

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C. MECHANICAL PHORETIC

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Only be found in one species and cannot survive in other spp.
Ex. A. lumbricoides (man) Ascaris suum (pig)

A. Specific
B. Nonspecific

A

A. Specific

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Can reside to other host
Ex. S. japonicum FH: Man and other vertebrates

A. Specific
B. Nonspecific

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B. Nonspecific

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Since most common source of parasitic infection is Food and Water.
Foodborne: cestodes, trematodes, and intestinal protizoans

A. Mouth/Ingestion (Oral-Fecal Route)
B. Skin penetratin
C. Arthropods
D. Congenital Transmission
E. Transmammary infection
F. Inhalation
G. Sexual Intercourse

A

A. Mouth/Ingestion (Oral-Fecal Route)

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Enter Skin via exposure to Soil: Hookworm and Strongyloides
Enter Skin via exposure to Water: Schistosoma

A. Mouth/Ingestion (Oral-Fecal Route)
B. Skin penetratin
C. Arthropods
D. Congenital Transmission
E. Transmammary infection
F. Inhalation
G. Sexual Intercourse

A

B. Skin penetratin

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Vectors: transmit parasites through their bites
Ex. Malaria, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis, Trypanosomiasis, Babesiosis

A. Mouth/Ingestion (Oral-Fecal Route)
B. Skin penetratin
C. Arthropods
D. Congenital Transmission
E. Transmammary infection
F. Inhalation
G. Sexual Intercourse

A

C. Arthropods

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Toxoplasma gondii
Trophozoites can cross the placental barrier during pregnancy
Ancylostoma duodenale (congenital infection)

A. Mouth/Ingestion (Oral-Fecal Route)
B. Skin penetratin
C. Arthropods
D. Congenital Transmission
E. Transmammary infection
F. Inhalation
G. Sexual Intercourse

A

D. Congenital Transmission

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Parasites may be transmitted through mother’s milk:

A. Mouth/Ingestion (Oral-Fecal Route)
B. Skin penetratin
C. Arthropods
D. Congenital Transmission
E. Transmammary infection
F. Inhalation
G. Sexual Intercourse

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E. Transmammary infection

E. vermicularis (airborne eggs) A. Mouth/Ingestion (Oral-Fecal Route) B. Skin penetratin C. Arthropods D. Congenital Transmission E. Transmammary infection F. Inhalation G. Sexual Intercourse

F. Inhalation

T.vaginalis A. Mouth/Ingestion (Oral-Fecal Route) B. Skin penetratin C. Arthropods D. Congenital Transmission E. Transmammary infection F. Inhalation G. Sexual Intercourse

G. Sexual Intercourse