Parisitology Flashcards
___ of deaths in children less than 5 in Africa caused by Malaria
85%
Protozoa are ___
motile, unicell, hav cyst
for parasites the ____ form is infectious
sporozoite
Sporozoites asexually replicate to _______, these are the replicative form of parasites
merozoites
repeated chills and fever from
malaria, the parasite replicates and burst RBc and repeat
when the parasites burst they release ____ which the vector takes up
gametocytes
symptoms of liver infection
none
liver abscess/dysentery
Entamoeba/amebiasis
Hikers, leads to fatty diarrhea
Giardia
pools, chlorine does not kill so drinking H20 too
Cryptosporidium
no cyst form, packer color discharge/frothy
Trichomonas vaginalis
helminth types
Enterobius and Ascaris (both roundworms)
live in humans/animal intestines, infect as eggs/cysts
roundworms
S.I,called pinworms, itchy butt, sleepless
-Diagnosis → Anal impression smear (Tape Test)
Enterobius vermicularis