Parasites Flashcards
1
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Parasite Definition
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organism living in or on a host and dependent on it for nutrition - causing damage
2
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Types of parasites
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Endoparasites
Ectoparasites
3
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Types of endoparasites
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Protazoa
Metazoa
4
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Types of Protozoa
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Flagellate
Amoeba
Coccidia
Ciliates
5
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Eg of Amoebae
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Entamoeba histolytica- GI problems
6
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2 Eg of Coccidia
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Toxoplasma - toxoplasmosis
Plasmodium-Malaria
7
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Eg Ciliates
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Balantidium coli causes balantidiasis
8
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2 Eg Flagellates
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Giardia lamblia causes GIARDIASIS (diarrhea)
Leishmania (leishmaniasis)
9
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Metazoa (Helminths) types
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- roundworms (nematodes)
- flatworms (cestodes)
- flukes (trematodes)
10
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EG Roundworm
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Ascariasis- abdo pain
Hookworm - iron def anemia
Whipworm - bloody diarhea
11
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Eg Flatworm
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Tapeworm
12
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Eg Fluke
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Schistosoma
13
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Ectoprasite example
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Sarcoptes scabiei - Scabies
