Veterinary Protozoology Flashcards
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Study of protozoa (unicellular organisms) in which all physiological functions are carried out by the organelles of the cell.
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PROTOZOOLOGY
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6 Morphology of KINGDOM PROTISTA
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✓ Diverse collection of eukaryotic organisms
which lack tissue differentiation
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Single celled
✓ Move independently
✓ Many are free living, – low host spothers are parasites
✓ Parasitic protozoa – complex life cycles that take place in the cells, bloodstream and tissues of the host
✓ Most are zoonoticecificity
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complex life cycles that take place in the cells, bloodstream and tissues of the host (invertebrate-ticks, mosquitoes or vertebrates-mammals, avian)
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Parasitic protozoa