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Protozoans parasite overview

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Single-celled heterotrophic eukaryotes
Exhibit different structural diversity
Classification based on cyst morphology and flagella characteristics

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  1. Supergroup Excavata
    A. Phylum euglenozoa
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Trypanosoma ( african-sleeping sickness )

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  1. SuperGroup Excavata
    B. Phylum Retortamonada
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Giardia (dysentery)

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  1. Supergroup Excavata
    C. Phylum parabasalia
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Trichomonas ( intestinal and reproductive tracts)

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  1. Supergroup Amebozoa
    A. Phylum ?
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Entamoeba ( dysentery)

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  1. Supergroup amebozoa
    b. Phylum chromista
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Opalina (digestive tract of amphibians)

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  1. Supergroup chromalveolata
    A. Phylum Apicomplexa
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Plasmodium (malaria)

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  1. Supergroup chromalveolata
    B. Phylum ciliophora
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Ich (ick in fish)

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Platyhelminths overview

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They are flatworms
Have trematodes ( flukes) and cestodes (tapeworms)
Classified on their reproductive organs

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  1. Class Trematoda
    a. Subclass aspidobothrea
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Aspidogaster (fish parasites )

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  1. Class Trematoda
    B. Subclass digenea
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Schistosoma (schistosomiasis)
Fasciola (fluke)

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  1. Class monogenoidea
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Dactylogyrus (fish flukes)

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  1. Class Cestoda
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Taenia (Tapeworm)

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Nematodes overview

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Called roundworms
free-living
Classified by reproductive organs and sensory papillae

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  1. Class enoplea
    A. Order trichinellida
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Trichuris (whipworm)

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  1. Class enoplea
    b. Order dioctophymatida
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Dioctophyme ( large nematode found in mammal kidneys)

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  1. Class chromadorea
    A. Order rhabdiTIDA
    -Suborder RhabdiTINA
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Necator (hookworms)

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  1. Class chromadorea
    A. Order rhabdiTIDA
    -Suborder tylenehina
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Strongyloides

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  1. Suborder spirurina
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Ascarias (ascariasis)
Enterobius (pinworms)
Wuchereria (elephantiasis)

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Arthropods overview

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Include crustaceans, insects, arachnids
Definitive and intermediate hosts
Classified skeletal morphology

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  1. Group Crustacea
    A. Class maxillopoda
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Argulus (fish parasite)

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  1. Group uniramia
    a. Class Hexapoda
    - order phthiraptera
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Pediculus (lice)

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  1. Group uniramia
    a. Class Hexapoda
    - order Hemiptera
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Cimex (bedbugs)

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  1. Group uniramia
    a. Class Hexapoda
    - order Siphonaptera
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Pulex (fleas)

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  1. Group uniramia
    a. Class Hexapoda
    - order Diptera
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Culex (mosquitoes)

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  1. Group chelicerata
    A. class Arachnida
    - order ixodida
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Ixodes (ticks)

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  1. Group chelicerata
    A. class Arachnida
    - order Prostigmata
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Demodex (mites)

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