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Parasitology
exam 1
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Undergraduate 4
06/27/2012

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Symbiosis
Definition
a relationship between two or more organisms
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Mutualism
Definition
a relationship between two or more organisms, each organism benefits from the relationship
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Commensalism
Definition
a relationship between two or more organisms, one organism benefits while another is not harmed from the relationship
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Parasitism
Definition
a relationship between two or more organisms, one organism benefits while another is harmed from the relationship
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Ectoparasite
Definition
a parasite living on the surface of its host
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Endoparasite
Definition
a parasite living within its host. two types: intracellular (inhabits host cells), intercellular (inhabits extracellular spaces in host)
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protozoans
Definition
(parasitic protists) single-celled eukaryotic organisms, usually have an organelle for movement, can be anaerobic or aerobic, energy for life provided by the host (ex. Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, Cryptosporidium hominus, Balantidium coli, genus Plasmodium, Toxoplasma gondii, Trypanosoma brucei, Trichomonas vaginalis, Trypanosoma cruzi, ...)
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helminths
Definition
(parasitic worms) eukaryotic worm-like organisms that live and feed off living hosts, receiving nourishment and protection while disrupting their hosts' nutrient absorption, causing weakness and disease (ex. Nematodes (roundworms), trematodes (non-segmented flatworms and flukes), cestodes (segmented tapeworms)
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Parasitic arthropods
Definition
invertebrates with segmented bodies and jointed limbs that need hosts to survive, can be disease causing themselves (ex. tick paralysis) or a vector for pathogens
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Definitive host
Definition
a host harboring the sexual stage of a parasite (ex. genus Trichinella roundworm [causes trichinosis] in humans, genus Plasmodium [causes malaria in humans] in mosquitoes)
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Intermediate host
Definition
a host harboring transition periods of a parasite (ex. Trypanosoma brucei protozoan [causes sleeping sickness] in humans)
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Paratenic host
Definition
a host not needed for parasite life cycle to continue (ex. Alaria americana trematodes in tadpoles)
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Dead-end host
Definition
a host preventing the life-cycle continuation of a parasite (ex. canine tapeworms [genus Echinococcus] in humans)
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Resevoir host
Definition
a host harboring a parasite, usually the source of infections
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Emergent pathogens
Definition
E.bola and HIV
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Re-emergent pathogen
Definition
tuberculosis
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Vector
Definition
organism (usually an arthropod) transmitting pathogens from reservoir host to a new host (ex. tsetse flies are vectors for Trypanosoma brucei protozoan, Genus Anopheles mosquitoes are vectors for genus Plasmodium protists, sand flies are vectors for genus Leishmania protozoans)
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Giardia lamblia
Definition
flagellated (has 8 flagella) parasitic protist (protozoan) causing giardiasis (beaver fever) in humans; resevoir host - beavers; common outbreaks occur in day cares or unsanitary water conditions (fecal-oral routes); organism attaches to and flattens villi in small intestine causing nutrient deficiency (of fats and b-vitamins), diarrhea followed by constipation, steatorrhea; can be deadly in immunocompromised individuals; each quadranuclear cyst produces two trophozoites (containing two nuclei each); can be treated with metronidazole
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