Introduction Flashcards
Mastigophora
Flagellates
Usual habitat of amoeba
Colon [except for Entamoeba gingivalis]
Foot-like or false feet
Pseudopodia
Parasite that lives inside the host
Endoparasite that causes an infection
Relationship wherein both org benefit from each other
Mutualism
Biggest among the Trichomonas spp.
T. vaginalis
Give the habitat of the 3 Trichomonas spp.
Tenax: mouth
Hominis: small intestine
Vaginalis: urogenital area
Obligate parasite
Needs a host at some stage of their life to develop
Living together of unlike organisms
Symbiosis
Harbors a pathogen w/o manifesting any signs or symptoms
Carrier
Infected individual becomes its own direct source of infection
Autoinfection
RH of Paragonimus westermani
Field rats
RH of Brugia malayi
Cats
Cats are direct source of
Toxoplasma infection
Drug used for deworming
Anthelminthic drug