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Flashcards on Parasites
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What is a parasite?
A parasite is an organism that lives in or on another organism, known as the host, and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense.
Name three types of parasites.
Protozoa, Helminths, and Ectoparasites.
What is the difference between an endoparasite and an ectoparasite?
An endoparasite lives inside the host's body, while an ectoparasite lives outside the host's body.
What is a vector?
A vector is an organism that transmits parasites from one host to another.
What is malaria and how is it transmitted?
Malaria is a parasitic disease that is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito.
How do parasites affect their hosts?
Parasites can cause a variety of health problems in their hosts, including weakness, weight loss, anemia, and organ damage.
What is Toxoplasmosis and how is it transmitted?
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that is commonly transmitted through contact with cat feces.
What is a Tapeworm?
A tapeworm is a parasitic flatworm that can live in the intestines of animals and humans.
What are the symptoms of a parasitic infection?
Symptoms can vary depending on the specific parasite, but can include fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
What is Giardiasis and how is it transmitted?
Giardiasis is a parasitic infection that is commonly transmitted through contaminated water or food.
What is a Louse?
A louse is an insect parasite that can infest the hair and skin of humans and animals.
What is Chagas disease and how is it transmitted?
Chagas disease is a parasitic infection that is commonly transmitted through contact with the feces of infected triatomine bugs.
What is a Tsetse fly?
A Tsetse fly is a blood-sucking insect that is known to transmit the parasitic disease Trypanosomiasis or African sleeping sickness.
What is a Hookworm?
A hookworm is a parasitic nematode that can infect the small intestine of animals and humans.
What is Cryptosporidiosis and how is it transmitted?
Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic infection that is commonly transmitted through contaminated water or food.
What is a parasite?
A parasite is an organism that lives in or on another organism, known as the host, and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense.
Name three types of parasites.
Protozoa, Helminths, and Ectoparasites.
What is the difference between an endoparasite and an ectoparasite?
An endoparasite lives inside the host's body, while an ectoparasite lives outside the host's body.
What is a vector?
A vector is an organism that transmits parasites from one host to another.
What is malaria and how is it transmitted?
Malaria is a parasitic disease that is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito.
How do parasites affect their hosts?
Parasites can cause a variety of health problems in their hosts, including weakness, weight loss, anemia, and organ damage.
What is Toxoplasmosis and how is it transmitted?
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that is commonly transmitted through contact with cat feces.
What is a Tapeworm?
A tapeworm is a parasitic flatworm that can live in the intestines of animals and humans.
What are the symptoms of a parasitic infection?
Symptoms can vary depending on the specific parasite, but can include fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
What is Giardiasis and how is it transmitted?
Giardiasis is a parasitic infection that is commonly transmitted through contaminated water or food.
What is a Louse?
A louse is an insect parasite that can infest the hair and skin of humans and animals.
What is Chagas disease and how is it transmitted?
Chagas disease is a parasitic infection that is commonly transmitted through contact with the feces of infected triatomine bugs.
What is a Tsetse fly?
A Tsetse fly is a blood-sucking insect that is known to transmit the parasitic disease Trypanosomiasis or African sleeping sickness.
What is a Hookworm?
A hookworm is a parasitic nematode that can infect the small intestine of animals and humans.
What is Cryptosporidiosis and how is it transmitted?
Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic infection that is commonly transmitted through contaminated water or food.
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