UNIT P11-12 Flashcards
1
Q
Parasites are transmitted from one animal to another by
A
• ingestion
• Skin penetration
• Contact
• Predation
• Coitus
• Transplacental/Tranmammary transmission
2
Q
single-celled organism, multiply in human host, Medical Protozoology
A
Phylum Protozoa-
3
Q
multicellular worms, do not normally multiply in human host, medical Helminthology.
A
Phylum Platyhelminthes and Phylum Nemathelminthes-
4
Q
Medical Entomology
A
Phylum Arthropoda -
5
Q
may be inflicted by a parasite by means of pressure as it grows larger,
A
mechanical injury
6
Q
in Plasmodium falciparum production of toxic substances may cause rigors and other symptoms.
A
Deleterious effect of toxic substances-
7
Q
-parasite may produce disease by competing with the host for
nutrients
A
Deprivation of nutrients, fluids and metabolites
