Parasites Flashcards

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Entamoeba histolytica

A

Amoebiasis
Parasite
Fecal-oral spread

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Cryptosporidium

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Cryptosporidiosis
Parasite
Fecal-oral
Intestinal infection - diarrhoea, weight loss

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Giardia lamblia

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Giardiasis
Parasite
Fecal-oral route
Intestinal infection - diarrhoea, weight loss

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Leishmania sp.

A

Leishmaniasis
Parasite
Sandfly

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Plasmodium sp.

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Malaria
Parasite
Female anopheline mosquito

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Toxoplasmosis gondii

A

Toxoplasmosis
Parasite
Cats
Organ lesions

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Trichomonas vaginalis

A

Trichomoniasis
Parasite
Venereal transmission

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Trypanosome gambienese/rhodesiense

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African trypanosomiasis
Parasite
Tetse fly
Sleeping sickness

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Trypanosoma cruzi

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South American Trypanosomiasis
Parasite
Kissing bug
Chaga’s disease

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Schistosoma Haematobium
S. Japonicum
S. Mansoni

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Schistosomiasis
Flukes
Water snails
Eggs mature in portal and bladder veins causing granulomas and fibrosis

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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Ascariasis
Roundworm
Fecal-oral

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