Parasitology Introduction

Parasitology IntroductionParasitology IntroductionWhat is a parasite?KinetoplastidsVectorsStructuresIdentification100100100100100200200200200200300300300300300400400400400400500500500500500A relationship between 2 species when any 2 organisms live in close association, commonly one living in or on the body of another.

What is a symbiotic relationship?

These parasites live within the body and tissues of host (Ex. Plasmodium inside RBC)

What are endoparasites?

The pinworm is in a commensalistic relationship with this parasite.

What is Platyhelminthes?

A local inflammation caused by Trypanosoma brucei.

This group of parasites includes flatworms; such as flukes and tapeworms.

This parasite is transmitted by a stercorarian vector.

Phlebotomidae is the vector of this parasite.

The ability of a parasite to change the proteins it presents to the hosts immune system.

This amoeba is found in the mouth.

The site where Tyrpanosoma brucei replicate.

Triatoma gerstaickeri is the vector of this parasite.

A flexible structure found in Trichomonads that commences at the nucleus and bisects the parasite.

An enlargement of the lymphtic glands (especially the posterior triangle of the neck).

What is the Tsetse fly gut?

This parasite causes Kala Azar, which is the systemic infection of reticulo-entothelial cells throughout multiple internal organs and the blood.

A monogamous insect that gives live birth.

A structure that is present in anaerobic and aero tolerant organisms that is involved in carbohydrate metabolism and drug therapy.

This genus contains no Golgi or mitochondria.

What is Dientoamoeba fragilis?

What is Leishmania?

What is T. cruzi?

What is Glossina?

What is a falx?

What is a kinetoplast?

What is Antigenic Variation?

What is an axostyle?

What are hydrogenosomes?

What is a chagoma?

What is a chancre?

What is Entamoeba gingivalis?

What is a winterbottom sign?

What is Entamoeba?