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MICP 211 - FINALS > INTRO TO PARASITOLOGY > Flashcards

INTRO TO PARASITOLOGY Flashcards

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  • organism that lives on & in other living organisms for survival and causes human infection & diseases
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parasites

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2
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organisms that harbor the parasite & provide its nourishment

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Host

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3
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single celled parasite

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protozoa

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4
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worms od metazon - multi-celled

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helminths

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5
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parasite deprive the host for essential nutrients

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parasitism

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species that benefits to the detriment of the other

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symbiont

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live outside of host body (e.g. fleas, lice)

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ectoparasites

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live inside the host body (e.g. helminths or worms)

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endoparasites

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invasion of the body by ectopara

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infestation

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invasion of the body by endopara

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infection

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must exist parasite inside or host (e.g. plasmodium, hookworms)

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obligate parasite

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12
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can live independently/free living parasites

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facultative parasite

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remain in a host from early life to maturity

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permanent parasite

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14
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simply visit the host during feeding time

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intermittent parasite

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15
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becomes fixes in unusual organ different from which is ordinarily parsitized

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erratic parasite

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16
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wandering parasites, infect host were it CANNOT DEVELOP any fruther

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aberrant parasites

17
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what type of host is the one that harbors the adult or sexual stage of the parasite

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definitive host

18
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harbor larval or asexual stage

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intermediate host

19
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transport hosts; the parasite does not develop further (ex. vector)

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Paratenic Host

20
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vertebrate host vertebrate hosts w/c harbor parasite & act as source of infection in man
(e.x pig for Balantidium coli)

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reservoir host

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parasite cannot complete its life cycle.

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Dead-end host

22
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WORMS OR HELMINTHS

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HELMINTHS

23
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flatworms

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Platyhelminthes

24
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tapeworms

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cestodes

25
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flukes

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trematodes

26
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roundworms

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nematodes

MICP 211 - FINALS (6 decks)

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