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Multicellular Pathogens Flashcards

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1
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What is the term for parasitic worms?

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Helminth

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2
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What is the term for having 2 seperate, distinct sexes?

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Dioecious

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What is the term for having only one sex/being hermaphroditic?

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Monoecious

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4
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What are the two types of helminths?

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Platyhelminthes and nematodes

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5
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What is the phylum name for flatworms?

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Platyhelminthes

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6
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What are the two classes of platyhelminthes?

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Trematodes and tapeworks

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7
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What is the common name for trematodes?

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Flukes

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Are trematodes monoecious or dioecious?

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Monoecious

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9
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How does someone become infected with trematodes?

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Undercooked fish, plants, or contact with animals

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10
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What medication paralyzes suckers in trematodes so that they can be flushed out?

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Praziquantel

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11
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What is the common name for tapeworms?

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Cestodes

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12
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What is the head portion of a tapeworm called?

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Scolex

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13
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What are the rectangular sections of a tapeworm that contain ovaries and testes?

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Proglottids

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14
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What type of helminth causes taeniasis?

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Tapeworms/cestodes

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15
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What is the scientific name for the tapeworm that can grow up to 10 meters and “steals your nutrients?”

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Taenia saginata

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16
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Measly beef contains what organism?

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Taenia saginata

17
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What is the common name for nematodes?

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Roundworms

18
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What are the 3 species of roundworms?

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Enterobius vermicularis, Ascaris lumbricoides, and Trichinella spiralis

19
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What is the scientific name for the dioecious pinworm that causes enterobiasis?

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Enterobius vermicularis

20
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What species of nematode can be found using the Graham sticky tape method?

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Enterobius vermicularis

21
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What is the term used to describe female pinworms migrating out of the anus in the evening?

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Pruritus ani

22
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What is the scientific name of the large roundworm that cause ascariasis who’s eggs can survive for up to 10 years in soil and who’s female can produce up to 200,000 eggs per day?

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Ascaris lumbricoides

23
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What is the scientific name for the species that causes trichinellosis/trichinosis?

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Trichinella spiralis

24
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What species passes through the intestinal wall and invades muscle tissue, lungs, and can enter the brain?

A

Trichinella spiralis

25
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What phylum causes solely vector-borne illness?

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Arthropoda

26
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What class contains spiders, scorpions, and ticks?

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Arachnida

27
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What class contains flies and lice?

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Insecta

28
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What is the scientific name for head lice?

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Pediculosis capitis

29
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What is the term for a lice egg?

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Louse nit

30
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What is the scientific name for crab lice?

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Phthirus pubis

31
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Where is Phthirus pubis commonly found?

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Pubic hair, eyelashes, and beard hair

32
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What is the scientific name for body lice?

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Pediculus hemanus corporis

33
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What is the term for “infestation by lice?”

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Pediculosis

34
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What is the term that refers to the infestation of human tissue with fly larvae?

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Myiasis

35
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What is the organism that is commonly known as the human bot fly and injects its larvae under the human skin?

A

Dermatobia hominis

36
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How do you treat Dermatobia hominis?

A

By blocking spiracles or by surgical removal

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