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Viruses, Fungi and Parasites terminology Flashcards

1
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Shapes of viruses?

A

Icosahedral
Helical
Complex

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2
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Anti-viral drugs are …. rather than …..

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Virustatic rather than virucidal

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Three examples of antiviral drugs

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Aciclovir
Valaciclovir
Ganciclovir

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4
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Classifications of fungi

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Ascomycetes,
Basidiomycetes
Zygomycetes

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5
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Classes of drugs used for treating fungal infections

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Polyenes,
Azoles,
Echinocandins.

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6
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Names of drugs used for treating fungal infections

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Amphotericin B

Nystatin

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7
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Example of a fungal infection

A

Dermatophyte

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Three types of parasite

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Protozoa
Helminths
Ectoparasites

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Three types of protozoa

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Malaria
Amoebae (causing amoebic dysentery)
Flagellates

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10
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What is amoebic dysentery caused by ?

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Entamoeba histolytic

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What are the categories of helminths?

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Nematodes
Cestodes
Trematodes

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12
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What conditions are caused by nematodes?

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Enterobiasis

Ascaris lumbricoides

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What conditions are caused by cestodes?

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Taenia saginata and Taenia solium

Echinococcus sp

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14
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What conditions are caused by trematodes?

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Schistosomiasis

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15
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What is the most fatal type of plasmodium?

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P. falciparum

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16
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What are the parasites causing the schistosomiasis

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S. haematobium, S. mansoni and S. japonicum

17
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What is a virus?

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Viruses are non-cellular and can only replicate in a living (host) cell. They will have a specific host range that they can infect.

18
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What is a fungi ?

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Eukaryotes that form spores and lack chlorophyll.

19
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What is a parasite?

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Organism that lives in or on another organism (host) and derives its nutrients at the expense of this host

20
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What is a protozoa ?

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are microscopic, single-celled organisms that are able to multiply in humans. They can be free-living or parasitic in nature

21
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What is an ectoparasite?

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parasites which live outside the body. Most ectoparasite are insects or arachnids and many are vectors of infection

22
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Fungi can be classified as ?

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Saprophytic, parasitic or filamentous.

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