Eukaryotic Pathogens

Vocabulary flashcards covering various fungi, protozoa, and helminths and the specific diseases they cause as listed in the lecture transcript.

Candida albicans

Thrush, Yeast infections

Cryptococcus neoformans

Cryptococcosis

Histoplasma capsulatum

Histoplasmosis

Pneumocystis jiroveciii

Pneumonia (PCP)

Microsporum

Ringworm, Athlete's foot

Entamoeba histolytica

Amoebic dysentery

Giardia lamblia

Giardiasis

Plasmodium

Malaria

Trypanosoma brucei

African sleeping sickness

Trypanosoma cruzi

Chagas disease

Toxoplasma gondii

Toxoplasmosis

Trichomonas vaginalis

Trichomoniasis

Enterobius vermicularis

Pinworm

Necator americanus

Hookworm

Schistosoma

Schistosomiasis, Blood fluke

Trichinella spiralis

Trichinosis

Taenia saginata

Beef tapeworm

Taenia solium

Pork tapeworm