protozoa

Question 1

what causes malaria

Answer 1

plasmodium vivax
plasmodium malaria
plasmodium falciparum

Question 2

how can you get malaria

Answer 2

bite of female anopheles mosquito

Question 3

what organ does malaria affect

Answer 3

liver and red blood cells

Question 4

symptoms of malaria

Answer 4

recurring high fever and chills (every 3-4 days)

Question 5

what causes amoebiasis or amoebic dysentery

Answer 5

entamoeba histolytica

Question 6

how can you get amoebic dysentery

Answer 6

food and water contaminated by housefly transmitting parasites from infected fecal matter

Question 7

what organ does amoebic dysentery affect

Answer 7

large intestine

Question 8

symptoms of amoebic dysentery

Answer 8

constipation, abdominal pain and cramps, excess mucus and blood clots in the stool

Question 9

protozoan diseases

Answer 9

malaria

amoebic dysentery

Question 10

which plasmodium causes the highest number of deaths for malaria patients

Answer 10

plasmodium falciparum

Question 11

what do the female anopheles mosquito deposit while sucking blood

Answer 11

sporozoites

Question 12

after the sporozoites travel via the blood steam to the liver, they infect the liver cells and reproduce until they form a massive army called

Answer 12

merozoite