Parasites Flashcards
organism that transmits disease causing agent (microorganism) from infected to uninfected being
vector
deposit in moist areas; Leishmaniasis; wingless
sand flies
causes rash on legs and catch it from hotels; takes 14 days to develop
bed bugs
“assassin”, kissing bug, feeds and defecates and host scratches eye causing swelling
Rediuviiadae
vector for trypanosoma cruzii
Rediuviiadae
life cycle egg to nymph to adult; treat by removing nits
lice
causes dermatitis; cat ____ is most common; egg to larvae to pupa to adult
flea
vector for Y. pestis, B. henselae, and rickettsia
flea
Acari
ticks or mites
binds and releases chemicals that suppress host immune system
ticks
associated with dust, scabies, and scrub typhus
mites
have multiple feeding stages:
larvae to nymph to adult
ticks
sugar in animals that ticks can transmit to us and cause us to have allergic reaction to meat
Alpha-gal
induces behavioral changes
can get from cat feces
Toxoplasmosis
to treat toxoplasmosis
folic acid synthesis inhibitors
tick borne; blood transfusion infection
asymptomatic
Babesiosis
intestinal parasite (food borne)
fatigue/loose stools
Giardia
to treat Giardia
metronidazole
chagas disease is caused by what microorganism (kissing bugs)
trypanosoma cruzii
trichomoniasis causes what in women and men
women: STI
men: nothing
to treat trichomoniasis
metronidazole
drug used to treat most protozoan infections
metronidazole
drug used to treat most metazoan infections
mebendazole
transmits to brain and Spinal Cord; undercooked meat
tapeworms
causes perianal itching
pinworms
can catch from dogs and cats
roundworms
