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Boards in March - Micobiology > Parasites > Flashcards

Parasites Flashcards

1
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nucleus, multiple chromosomes, 80S ribosomes, membrane sterol

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parasite characteristics

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ectoparasites: scabies and lice; endoparasites: intestinal worms, flukes

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classification

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ameba, flagellate, or apicomplexa (sporozoa)

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protozoa (unicellular)

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nematodes (roundworms) platyhelminthes (flat worms)

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metazoa (multicellular)

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intestinal and tissue worms

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nematodes

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cestodes (tapeworms) and trematodes (flukes)

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platyhelminthes

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7
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organism in which the parasite lives

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host

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organism in which the sexually mature worm lives

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definitive host

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9
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organism in which the parasite live for part of its life

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intermediate host

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10
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organism which carries the parasite but shows no ill effects

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reservoir host

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organism which conveys the parasite from one host to another

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vector

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metazoa; 2nd most common intestinal round worm, orofecal spread

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ascaris lumbricoides

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protozoa-ciliated; orofecal spread from pigs, explosive diarrhea

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balantidium coli

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chinese liver fluke, far east, feeds on bile, causes cholangitis

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clonorchis sinensis

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sporozoa, orofecal spread, opportunistic infection in AIDS, diarrhea

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cryptosporidium parvum

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cestode; longest freshwater tapeworm, use the vit B12 in the ileum

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diphyllobothrium latum

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amebic protozoa, orofecal spread, amebic dysentery stool with blood

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entameba histolytica

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metazoa, most common intestinal parasite-pinworms, nocturnal itching

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enterobius vermicularis

19
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trematode; snail-intermediate host; eating contaminated watercress

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fasciola hepatica

20
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flagellate protozoa, orofecal spread, beaver fever or hiker’s diarrhea

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giardia lamblia

21
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cestode-dwarf tapeworm, orofecal spread, diarrhea and weight loss

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hymenolepis nana

22
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flagellate protozoa, phlebotomous sand fly bite, mucocutaneous ulcers

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leishmania brasiliensis

23
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protozoa, phlebotomous sand fly bite; kala azar-hepatosplenomegaly

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leishmania donovania

24
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nematode-eye worm, chrysops fly bite, calabar skin swellings

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loa loa

25
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ameba protozoa; warm waters, travels up the nose, fatal encephalitis

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naegleria fowleri

26
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metazoa-hookworm, orofecal spread, feeds on blood-iron def anemia

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necator americanus

27
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river blindness spread by the simulium blackfly

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onchocerca volvulus

28
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trematode-lung fluke, snails and crabs are intermediate hosts, cough

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paragonimus westermani

29
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most deadly form of malaria, female anopheles mosquito, convulsions

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plasmodium flaciparum

30
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ectoparasite, direct contact, itching in finger webs at night

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sarcoptes scabeii

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bladder parasite causing blood in the urine; snail is intermediate host

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schistosoma hematobium

32
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infects the gut and the liver; orofecal spread

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schistosoma mansoni

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nematode-threadworm, orofecal spread, intense nocturnal perianal itching

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strongyloides stercoralis

34
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cestode-tape worm, spread by eating undercooked infested beef/pork

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taenia saginata/solium

35
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apicomplexa protozoa, rats are the vector, cats are carriers, miscarriages

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toxoplasma gondii

36
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nematode-pork roundworm, orofecal spread, myalgia and periorbital edema

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trichinella spiralis

37
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nematode-whipworm, orofecal spread, associated with rectal prolapse

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trichuris trichuria

38
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flagellate protozoa, sexually transmitted, frothy vaginal discharge

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trichomonas vaginitis

39
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flagellate protozoa, reduviid bug bites, chagas dz (mega esophagus)

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trypanosoma cruzi

40
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flagellate protozoa, tsetse fly bites, causes sleeping sickness

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trypanosoma gambiense

41
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metazoa-tissue worm, spread by culex mosquito causes elephantiasis

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wuchereria bancrofti

Boards in March - Micobiology (10 decks)

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