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65 Cards in this Set
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what is an axostyle
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a cytoskeletal structure in protozoa
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what is a pseudopodia
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extention of the cell membrane
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what is a trophozoite
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motile, active stage of protozoa
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what are pseudopodia used for
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movement
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what does phagocytosis need
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pseudopodia
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what classifies the phylum of protozoans
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motility
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Phylum Sarcodina
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Pseudopodia
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Phylum Zoomastigina
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flagella
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phylum ciliaphora
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have cilia
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phylum apicomplexa
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no structures
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what reproduction form is schizogony
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multiple splits to form numerous organisms
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what type of sexuality is schizogony
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asexual
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what reproduction form is syngamy
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union of gametes
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conjugation reproduction form
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transfer material though tube
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what form of protozoa is responsible for the disease or the "pathogenesis"
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trophozoite
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what form of protozoa is transfered from host to host
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cyst form
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which protozoa has multiple forms
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Plasmodium
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which protozoa is only one stage
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trichomonas vaginalis
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what stage protazoa is trichomonas vaginalis
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trophozoite
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what disease is trichomonas vaginalis
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vulvovag and inflammation of cervix
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what is trichomonas characterized by
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malodorous discharge
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where in males does the infection occur with trichomonas vaginalis
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seminal vesicles, prostate, urethra
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what is the portal of entry for trichomonas vaginalis
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trophozoites transmitted through vag intercourse
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speciman for id in trichomonas vaginalis
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trophozoites in vag smear
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which protozoa has axostyle
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trichomonas vaginalis
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what disease does giardia lamblia cause
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giardiasis
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describe giardiasis
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mild diarhea to malabsorption
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what causes travelers diarhea
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giardia lamblia or giardiasis
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what is the portal of entry for giardia lamblia
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injestion of cysts
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where are the cysts that are about to be injested in giardia lamblia
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on fruit veggies or water
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giardiasis is not associated with what
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bloody diarhea
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specimen for id in giardia lamblia
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cysts and trophozoites in fecal sample
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Leishmania disease
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Leishmaniasis
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what 2 types of leishmaniasis
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visceral and cutaneous
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portal of entry for leishmaniasis
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bite from sandfly
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what is the specimen for id in leishmaniasis
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hemoflagellates and trophozoites in blood smear or scraping from skin lesions
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Plasmodium disease
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malaria
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what is malaria characterized by
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fever and chills
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fever and chills occur in malaria why
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bursting of rbc
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portal of entry for plasmodium
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bite from anopheles fly female
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what form does the anopheles fly transmit in humans in malaria
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sporozoites
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what do sporozoites go in malaria once theyve left the female anopheles fly
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to the liver
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after being in the liver, the sporozoites transform into what type of form
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merozoites
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which form of plasmodium can infect rbc
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merozoites
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once plasmodium merozoites are in the rbc what do they go from
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different froms ring form to trophozoite
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what comes out of the burst rbc in plasmodium
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merozoites and gametocytes
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specimen for id for plasmodium
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blood smear with infected erythrocytes
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cryptosporidium parvum disease
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mild-severe entercolitis
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in immunocompromised individuals what does cryptosporidium parvum cause
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cryptosporidiosis
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which protozoa causes immunocomprimised patients to suffer 25-50 bowel movements a day
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cryptosporidium parvum
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what is the specimen for id in cryptosporidium parvum
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oocytes in fecal sample
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what is the portal of entry for cryptosporidium parvum
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ingestion of oocytes
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trypanosoma disease
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sleeping sickness
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what causes chagas disease
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trypanosoma
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portal of entry for trypanosoma
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bite from tsetse fly
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where does trypanosoma go once its in the body
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bloodstream and lymphatic
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what are the symptoms of trypanosoma neurological phase
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mental deterioration, coma, and death
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once this protozoa gets into the bloodstream, symptoms are lymph node swelling, anemia and kidney disfunction
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trypanosoma
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specimen for id in trypanosoma
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cerebrospinal fluid, and blood smear with flagellate
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toxoplasma gondii disease
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toxoplasmosis
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which disease is expected to infect one third of the human population, 10% in usa
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toxoplasmosis
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which 3 body parts does taxoplasmosis infect
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brain liver eye
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portal of entry for taxoplasma gondii
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injestion of oocytes
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where do the oocytes in taxoplasmosis come from
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meat or feces
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specimen for id in toxoplasma gondii
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trophozoites in liver biopsy
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