Human Parasites Exam Review Flashcards
Key Diseases and Their Causes
- Beaver Fever: Caused by Giardia intestinalis.
- Brain Eating Amoeba: Naegleria fowleri.
- Katayama Fever: Caused by Schistosoma japonicum.
Cyst Stages and Pathogenicity
- No Cyst Stage: Trichomonas vaginalis, Entamoeba gingivalis, Naegleria fowleri.
- Ciliate Causing Disease: Balantidium coli.
- Non-Pathogenic Amoeba: Entamoeba dispar.
Parasitic Structures and Organelle Functions
- Unique Structure in Toxoplasma: Conoid.
- Hydrogenosome Found In: Trichomonas.
- Contractile Vacuole Found In: Balantidium.
Life Cycles and Transmission Vectors
- Erythrocytic and Hepatic Life Cycles: Plasmodium.
- Carried by Ticks: Babesia.
- Female Anopheles Mosquito: Transmits Plasmodium.
Drugs and Treatment
- Anti-Malaria Drug from Chinese Herb: Artemisinin.
- Treats Anaerobic Protozoa: Metronidazole.
- Medication for Dormant Malaria Stage: Primaquine for hypnozoite stage.
Genomic and Behavioral Insights
- Cryptosporidium Lacks: Mitochondrial genome.
- Human Sickle Cell Mutation Protects Against: Plasmodium falciparum.
- Behavior Change in Rats: Infection by Toxoplasma.
- Largest Parasitic Protozoan: Balantidium.
- Smallest Genome Among Protozoans: Trichomonas vaginalis.
- Nuclear Dimorphism in Balantidium: Macronucleus with essential genes and micronucleus with germline genes.