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L15 Helminths Flashcards

1
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what are endoparasites

A

single celled protozoa

or multiple celled

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2
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what are examples of multicellular animals

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trematoda (flukes)
cestoda (tapeworms)
nematoda (nematodes_

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3
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what are the platyhelminths

A

flat worms

  • tremadtoda
  • cestoda
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4
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what is the the prevalence of disease and deaths with helminths

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not the most deaths but very prevalent

not all just about deaths when it comes to disease

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5
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what are the human ‘worm’ parasites

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round worms

flat worms

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6
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what is the generalised anatomy of nematodes

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cuticle - tough outer layer

glycoprotein/glycolipid coverage

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7
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what is the cuticle for in nematodes

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environmental resistance in free-living relatives

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8
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what is the glycoprotein/glycolipid for in nematodes

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often immunogenic

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9
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where do nematodes mate

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generally in the host

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10
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how do nematodes mate

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they are dioecious - have male and female organs

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11
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what is the phylogeny of nematodes

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many free-living lineages
multiple lineages show parasitism with:
- vertebrate
- invertebrate
- plant
significant parasites of man in several line
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12
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how are some nematode parasites transmitted by ingestion

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ingestion of eggs
eat infected host
ingestion of larvae
ingestion of larvae (in host)

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13
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how are nematode parasites - filaria transmitted

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mosquito
black fly
deer fly
midge

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14
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what are the most direct routes that the nematode parasites infect

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ingestion or skin penetration

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15
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how long is soil transmitted helminths in the soil until they are infective

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3-4 weeks

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16
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how does soil transmitted helminths infect

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via eggs in contaminated soil or skin penetration

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17
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examples of soil transmitted helminths that infect via contaminated soil

A

ascaris

trichuris

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18
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examples of soil transmitted helminths that infect via skin penetration

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hookworm

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19
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what is the environment soil transmitted helminths require

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warm wet

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20
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where are soil transmitted diseases the biggest burden

A

poverty

poor sanitation

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21
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how does trichuris infect

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direct

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22
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what is the lifecycle of trichuris

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infected
live in gut and expelled as eggs
into soil and taken back up

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23
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what is the adult habitat of trichuris

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caecum, colorectum

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24
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what is the lifespan of trichuris

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1-3 years

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25
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what does trichuris infection cause

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90% asymptomatic

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26
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what is ascaris lumbricoides known as

A

giant roundworm

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27
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what is trichuris trichiura known as

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whipworm

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28
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what is the lifecycle of ascaris

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eggs ingested
larvae escape from intestine
in bloodstream go to liver then heart then lungs
escape into alveolae
migrate up trachea
brought up in mucus and then swallowed again = back to intestine where adults made

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29
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how many eggs do ascaris lay a day

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200,000

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30
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when is the ascaris associated with pathology

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migration and adult ascaris

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31
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what do the larvae of ascaris cause

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eosinophilia

pneumonitis

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32
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what do the adults of ascaris cause

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malnutrition
small bowel obstruction
wandering Ascaris: biliary tract obstruction, pancreatitis, liver abscess

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33
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what is the effect of acaris

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high killing - high morbidity

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34
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what is necator americanus known as

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new world hookworm

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35
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how do hookworms gain access into the host

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larvae in soil climb vegetation, sense warm blooded animals, attach to skin and burrow through skin into blood stream

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36
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how much blood do hookworms take a day

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30-200ul

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37
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what do hookworms cause

A

intestinal blood loss

iron deficiency - anaemia

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38
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where do adult hookworms live

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small intestine

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39
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what do adult hookworms do

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attach to intestine wall & take blood

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40
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hookworm lifecycle

A 
burrow into skin
migration via lungs
larvae migrate to trachea 
swallowed
adults in small intestine
eggs in faeces
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41
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what is different about the hookworm lifecycle

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double route

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42
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what are wuchereia bancrofti known as

A

filarial roundworm

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43
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what is the vector of wuchereia bancrofti

44
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what are the hosts of wuchereia bancrofti

45
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what are the hosts of necator americanus

46
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what is the transmission of necator americanus

A

skin penetration

47
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what are the hosts of ascaris lumbricoides

48
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what are the hosts of trichuris trichirua

49
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what is the transmission of trichuris trichirua

A

ingestion of eggs

50
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what is the filarial lifecycle

A

transmitted by biting fly
adults migrate to lymphatics (Brugia, Wuchereria)
or develop in skin
mate and produce live young (microfilariae) – circulate in blood

51
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what is the mortality like of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis

52
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what is the morbidity like of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis

53
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what are the human parasites of platyhelminths

A

digenea - trematoda

eucestoda - cestoda

54
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what is the lineage of platyhelminths

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largely free living group

55
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what is the lineage of neodermata

A

entirely parasitic lineage

56
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what is the generalised morphology of platyhelminths - trematoda

A

attachment structures
digestive sac
tegument

57
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what is the generalised morphology of platyhelminths - cestoda

A

attachment structures

58
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what is the tegument function for the platyhelminths

A

protective
highly dynamic
absorption of nutrients
secretion/turnover of glycocalyx

59
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how do tapeworms absorb nutrients

A

lost intestines

only via skin

60
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what is the generalised morphology of trematodes

A

blind sac intestine
mouth
intestines
eggs coiled in uterus

61
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what is the intestine of trematode like and why

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very reduced intestine so body can fill with eggs/teste to reproduce

62
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how are human infecting trematodes catergorised

A

by sites of infection/disease

63
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how many people suffer from liver or lung fluke infections from trematodes

A

around 40-100 million

64
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how many people suffer from schistosoma - trematodes

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around 600 million infected

250,000 mortality per annum

65
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what are schistosoma mansoni, haemotobium, japonicum known as

A

blood fluke

66
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what are the schistosoma mansoni, haemotobium, japonicum hosts

A

snails

humans

67
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what is the lifecycle of schistosoma spp.

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cercariae burrow through skin of humans larvae mature and mate in the circulatory system (dioecious)
eggs move to the intestines or the urinary bladder

68
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where do schistosoma spp. infect

A

contact contaminated water

69
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what are the cestode specialisations

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no digestive system
segmented body (strobila)
70
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how do cestodes absorb nutrients without a digestive ssytem

A

through cuticle

71
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what is the function of the cestode segmented body (strobila)

A

release of mature segments (proglottids) transmits eggs to faeces

72
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what is taenia saginata known as

A

beef tapeworm

73
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what are the hosts of taenia saginata

A

cattle

humans

74
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what is the generalised cestode lifecycle

A 
develop in intermediate host in tissues
taken up by predator (human) eating contaminated food from undercooked meat
eggs hatch in intestine
eggs made
passed out in faeces
75
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where are the taenia human cestodes as adults

A

attach to intestinal epithelium

76
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what do echinococcus human cestodes infect

A

humans are accidental intermediate hosts

77
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how are humans infected by echinococcus human cestodes

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food/water contaminated from dog faeces

78
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what is the zoonosis of echinococcus human cestodes

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larvae create cysts in tissue as intermediate host

79
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what does echinococcus human cestodes cause

A

hydatid disease

80
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what can taenia human cestodes cause

A

nutritional burden

intestinal blockage if tapeworm large

81
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what do Th0 cells become

A

differentiate into number of different T helper cell types

82
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what are the major types of T helper cells

A

Th1
Th2
Th17
Treg

83
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what causes the Th0 differentiation direction

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direction comes from cytokines and interaction with dendritic cells

84
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what do th1 and th2 release

85
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what do cytokines do

A

that reinforce response direction (IFN-γ, IL-4)

86
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what is the th1/th2 polarisation

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Th1/Th2 inhibit each other = response can be polarised towards Th1 or Th2

87
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what is the effect of Treg cells

A

suppress activity of other Th types (calming effect)

88
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what do Treg cells make

A

anti-inflammatory IL-10

89
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what induces Treg

90
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what does the presence of helminths cause

A

elicits a strong Th2 response in host

create Th2 polarisation

91
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what is the effect of th2 in host

A

beneficial

lower Th1, less inflammation

92
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what is the effect of th2 in parasite

A

beneficial

less cytotoxicity

93
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how can Th2 be measured

A

IL4 is a marker for Th2 response

94
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what do helminths secrete

A
  • cytokine mimics
  • non-protein signatures
  • protease inhibitors
  • antioxidants
95
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what do protease inhibitors do

A

block inflammatory signalling cascades

96
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examples of protease inhibitors

A

cystatins/serpins

97
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examples of cytokine mimics

A

TGF-β-mimics

98
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examples of non-protein signatures

A

host-like glycans

99
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what is the function of anti oxidants

A

block cytotoxic killing

100
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effect of immunosuppression and th2 polarisation

A

greater susceptibility to microbes

reduced efficacy of vaccines

101
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what is required due to greater microbe susceptibility

A

require th1 response

102
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what is required due to reduced efficacy of vaccines

A

helminth burden serious issue for success of vaccine trials into neglected tropical diseases
may need to pre-treat with anti-helminthic

103
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what are the soil transmitted helminths

A

ascaris
hookworm
trichuris

104
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what are the filarial nematodes

A

filarial roundworm

105
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what are the platyhelminths

A

trematoda

cestoda

106
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what are the trematoda

A

schistosoma spp.

107
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what are the cestoda

A

taenia saginata

cestode

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