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9 Cards in this Set
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Entamoeba histolytica
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Amebiasis; diarrhea (also invasive liver, brain and lung disease); Protozoa; infectious cyst and invasive trophozoite; causes ulcers in large bowel and blood diarrhea
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Giardia lamblia
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diarrhea (greasy stools, foul smelling); Protozoa; causes watery diarrhea with a lot of bloating, most common cause of waterborne diarrhea in US
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Cryptosporidium parvum
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diarrhea (cramps, nausea); may cause biliary tract disease; protozoa; waterparks, pools, reservoirs
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Trichomonas vaginalis
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STD (green, frothy vaginal discharge, penile discharge); Protozoa; detects on Pap smear
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Plasmodium falciparum
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Malaria; systemic disease with many symptoms; cerebral malaria, respiratory disease, renal failure, acidosis; Protozoa; mosquito, pregant women and children at high risk
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Toxoplasma gondii
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mono-like syndrome; blurred vision, seizures; Protozoa, oocysts excreted in cat feces, tissue cysts in undercooked meat
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Acaris lumbricoides
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roundworm infections; Heminth; major cause of growth and cognitive delay and malnutrition; most commno parasitic infection in humans
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Sarcoptes scabei
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skin lesions that cause intense itching; Ectoparasitic arthropod; found worldwide, where poor hygiene and crowded living conditions
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Pediculus
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lice; skin leasions intense itching; Ectroparasitic arthropod; spread by sharing of clothing, contaminated combs, sexual contact
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