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Nematoda
Enterobius vermicularis
Transition, common name, where found, disease

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T- hand to mouth
Cn- pin worm
Found- high levels of sanitation
D- pruritis ani

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Nematoda
Ascaris lumbricoides
Transmission, common name, migration

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T- fecal-oral
Cn- giant intestinal parasite
M- to the lung

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Nematoda
Necator Americanus
Transmission, common name, migration, disease

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T- puncture of foot
Cn- hookworm
M- to the lung
D- severe anemia

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Nematoda
Trichinella spirallis
Transmission, common name

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T- eating undercooked contaminated pork

Cn- tissue parasite

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Nematoda
Dracunculus medinensis
Common name?

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Guinea worm

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Nematoda
Toxicara
Transmission, host?

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T- fecal oral

H- cats and dogs

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Nematoda
Dirifilaria immitus
Host?

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Host is cats and dogs

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Playhelminthes
Clonorchis sinensis
common name, first and second hosts, transmission

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Cn- Chinese liver fluke
1-snail
2-finish
T-eating contaminated undercooked fish

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Platyhelminthes
Schistosoma mansoni
Common name, 1 and 2 host,transmission

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Cn- blood fluke
1-snail
2-humans
T- larvae burrow through skin when when swimming

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Platyhelminthes
Taenia saginata
Common name, 1 & 2 host, transmission

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Cn- beef tapeworm
1- cows
2-humans
T- eating undercooked contaminated beef

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Platyhelminthes
Taenia solium
Common name, 1 and 2 host, transmission

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Cn- pork tapeworm
1- pigs
2-humans
T- eating undercooked contaminated pork

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What are the differences between he two classes of flatworms?

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Trematoda ( flukes)-are non segmented, leaf shaped, have a digestive tract and have at least one intermediate snail host.
Cestoda (tapeworm)-are ribbon-like, segmented, lack their own digestive system, and live in the small intestines

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Define dioecious

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Male and female parts are in separate animals

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Define monoecious

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Both male and female parts occur in there same animal.

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Define scolex

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The head of the tapeworm, often have hooks or suckers

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Define proglottid

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The body segments of a Cestoda

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Define cysticercosis

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Developed when humans ingest t. Solium ova.

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State at least 2 reasons why many parasites are not found in the United States.

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  1. We have high levels of sanitation (water, food, etc)

2. The intermediate hosts of many of the parasites are not found I the United States or are not native to.

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Protozoa
Entamoeba histolytica
Transmission, and disease?

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T- fecal oral

D- dysentery

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Protozoa
Trichomonas vaginalis
Transmission and disease?

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T-sexually

D- vaginitis

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Protozoa
Toxoplasma Gondi
Transmission and concern?

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T- 1. Cat feces
2. Eating undercooked contaminated meat
3. Mom to fetus
C- pregnant women should steer clear of cat poop because if this parasite is transmitted, the child can suffer severe birth defects and even death.

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Protozoa
Cryptosporidium
Transmission and survive?

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T- fecal oral

This parasite will not be killed with chlorination of water

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Protozoa
Giardia lamblia
Transmission, common name, and survival

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T- fecal oral
Cn- backpackers diarrhea
This parasite cannot be killed with chlorination of water

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Protozoa
Balantidium coli
Transmission?

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Fecal oral

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Protozoa
Trypanosoma brucei
Transmission, and disease?

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T- tetse fly

D- African sleeping sickness

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Protozoa
Trypanosoma cruzi
Transmission and disease

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T- kissing bug

D- Chagas’ disease

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Protozoa
Plasmodium
Transmission and disease

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T- mosquito bite

D- malaria

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Protozoa
Acanthamoeba
Disease?

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Eye infection

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Protozoa
Naegleria fowleri
Disease?

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Meningoencephalitis

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Protozoa
Leishmania
Transmitted and disease

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T- sand fly

D- leishmaniasis

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Describe the two life stages of Protozoa.

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The first life stage is the tropozoites stage- it is capable of locomotion, and is responsible for symptoms
Second life stage is the cyste stage, which is the resting stage where it is enclosed in a thick outer covering, which is how they are transmitted.

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Describe two methods used to eliminate protozoans from drinking water.

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Boiling and micro filtration

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