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Which group do sporozoa belong? Protozoa
List 2 group of species of sporozoa Plasmodium, Babesia
What is the vector of plasmodium? Anopheles mosquito
List the form of Plasmodium spp in human body Sporozoites, schizonts, merozoites, trophozoites, schizonts, merozoites, gametocytes
Which form of Plasmodium spp is injected into human body by Anopheles mosquito? sporozoites
What will sporozoites become? schizonts
When schizonts rapture, what do they release? merozoites
Which form if ring stage of Plasmodium spp? trophozoites
What Plasmodium spp produce when they metabolize blood? Hemozoin ("malarial pigment")
What does cause paroxysmal symptoms of malaria? TNF-alpha (cytokines)
What are three stages of Malaria disease? Cold stage, Hot stage, Sweating stage
What disease cause: paroxysms occur very 36-48 houses and infected persons can live with the infection for years without treatment, caused by P.vivax, P ovale? Benign Tertian Malaria
Which organism cause Benign Quartan Malaria which cause every 72 houses of paroxysms? Plasmodium malariae
Which organism cause Malignant Tertian Malaria? Plasmodium falciparum
What organism causes "Blackwater fever", Cerebral malaria, hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis, Nitric oxide production which affects neuronal function plasmodium falciparum
Which organism have normal life cycle between mice and tick and have huamans as a end host? Babesia microti
how cycles of fever symptoms are called? paroxysms
Which organism cause benign tertian malaria? plasmodium vivax, plasmodium ovale, plasmodium falciparum
which organism causes benign quartan malaria? plasmodium malariae
which organism causes similar symptoms of malaria without cyclic fever and what is the dieseas name? Babesia microti, babesiosis
which organism can be often found in cape cod area and what kind of disease causes? Babesia spp, Babesiosis
which group roundworms and threadworms (filarial worms) belong to? Nematoda
Which group of organisms have non-segmented, cylindrical, bilaterally symmetrical body? Nematoda
Name 4 intestinal roundworms Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius vermicularis, Ancyclostoma duodenale, Necator americanus
Which organisms have fertile eggs as their infectious stage? Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius vermicularis
Which organism is this: infective eggs swallowed, larvae invade intestinal mucosa and go to the lungs, cause most common helminthic infection, symptomatic occlusion of biliary tract, pulmonary symptoms Ascaris lumbricoides
What is the most common helminthic infection and which organism causes it? Ascariasis, Ascaris lumbricoides
Which organism is this: embryonated eggs ingested, lavae hatch in small intestine, go to colon, gravid females lay eggs around annus, causes pinworm infection Enterobius vermicularis
What disease is called pinworm infection which is popular in children and scotch tape test is used? Engerobiasis
Which nematoda can be classified as hookworms? ancyclostoma duodenale, Necator americanus
Which organism is called old world hookworm and what is the characteristics? Ancyclostoma duodenale, having teeth
Which organism is called new world hookworm and what is the characteristics? Necator americanus, without teeth(cutting blade)
Which organism will cause problems if you are on barefoot? hookworms (Ancyclstome duodenale, Necator americanus)
Which organisms will: eggs → rhabditiform lavae→filariform lavae→penetrate the skin(barefoot)→ go to blood and heart and lungs, cause iron deficiency anemia, "Ground itch", pneumonitis, enosinophilia hookworms (ancyclostoma duodenale, necator americanus)
How the symptoms of localized allergic reaction, rash at site of initial penetration called? Ground itch
List 2 tissue roundworms Trichinella spiralis, Dracunculus medinensis
Which organism causes problems by ingestion of contaminated meat containing cysts which release larvae that migrate to striated muscles? Trichinella spiralis
What is this disease: In the intestines normal intestinal symptoms are seen, and when the larvae move to the muscle tissues, it gets serious. periorbital and facial edema, splinter hemorrhages, rashes, myocarditis, CNS involvement Trichinosis
Which organism cause disease by drinking contaminated water containing copepods? Dracunculus mediensis
Dracunclusu mediensis larvae penetrate stomach and intestinal wall, entering the ____________. abdominal cavity
What disease is this: ulcerated blister which female worm induced is very painful and it cannot be cured by medication. Only mechanical removal is the option. Dracunculiasis
List 4 filariae Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, Loa loa, Onchocerca volvulus
Which organism is this: thread-like roundworms, vector:Culex, Anopheles, Aedes mosquitoes, migrate to lymphatics and causes Elephantiasis Wucheria bancrofti
Which organism is this: thread-like roundworms, vector:Mansonia, Aedes mosquitoes, migrate to lymphatics and causes Elephantiasis Brugia malayi
Which organism is this: thread-like roundworms, vector:Chrysops biting flies, migrate to subcutaneous tissues, Calabar swellings, worms can also migrate under the conjunctivae and cause edema of the eyelids Loa loa
Which organism is this: thread-like roundworms, vector:Simulium black flies(damned black fly), migrate to subcutaneous tissues, subcutaneous nodules throughout the body especially head and neck, blindness, Elehantiasis("hanging groin") Onchocerca volvulus
Which group of worms have scolex? Cestoda (tapeworms)
Which tapeworm infect humans by eating infected fish meat? Diphylobothrium latum
Which tapeworm infect humans by eating infected beef? Taenia saginata
Which tapeworm infet humans by eating infected pork? Taenia solium
Which tapeworm cause paenicious anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency? Diphyllobothrium latum
WHich tapeworm cause cycticercosis? Taenia solium
What is called the larval stage of Taenia solium? Cysticercus
What is called the embryo stage of Taenia solium which penetrates the intestinal wall an migrates to tisuues via the blood? oncosphere
What is this disease: cause problems in brain and eyes and death of larvae results in releae of antigenic material which stimulates a serious inflammatory reaction, caused by Taenia solium Cysticercosis
Which group of organism are Trematoda? Flukes
How two suckers of flukes work? One for attaching(ventral), one serves as mouth
Which organism is this: "giant intestinal fluke", only one organism that go intestine and stay there, humans ingest cyst(metacercariae)from infested water vegetation(water chestnuts), Fasciolopsiasis Fasciolopsis buski
Which organism is this: "Sheep liver fluke", humans ingest the cyst(metacercariae)from infested water vegetation (watercress), migrate into liver tissue and mature in biliary ducts, egg causes symptoms, produce recrotic foci "liver rot" Fasciola hepatica
Which organism is this: "Chinese liver fluke" humans ingest the cyst(metacercariae)from undercooked or smoked freshwater fish, mature and reside in pancreatic and biliary duscts,can cause adenocarcinoma, gallstones Opisthorchis sinensis
Which organism is this: "oriental lung fluke", humans ingest the cyst(metacercariae) from undercooked crab or crayfish, encapsulate and mature into adults in the lungs, cavitaion around the worms, "rusty sputum", "cerebral paragonimiasis" Paragonimus westermani
Which organism is this: "blood flukes", cercariae from snales in water infect human and become schistosomulae, go to the veins Schistosoma spp
Which organism is this: "blood flukes", found in mesenteric vein near the lower colon, deposition of eggs in the bowel mucosa cause thinkening of the bowel wall, periportal fibrosis, portal hypertension, hepatosplenomegaly, "cray pipestem fibrosis" Schistosoma mansoni
Which organism is this: "blood fluke", ound in mescenteric vein near the small intestine, Katayama syndrome, involvement of cerebral structures, depatosplenic disease, granulomas in/on liver, clay pipestem fibrosis Shistosoma japonicum
Which organism is this: found in vesical, prostatic and uterine venous blood vessel plexuses, produces hematuria, dysuria, urinary frequency,loss of bladder capacity, development of urinary obstruction, squamous carcinoma of bladder, fibrosis in the lungs Shistosoma haematobium
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