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Side 2: Which part of the malaria lifecycle is supported by the arthropod host
Side 3: The vertebrate intermediate host |
Maturation of gametocytes to gametes/development of oocysts and sporozoites which are injected upon feeding
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Merogony in both endothelial cells (exoerythrocytic) and RBC's or WBC's (gamionts in red or white blood cells are genus specific)
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What causes Plasmodium infection in birds to be severe
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Exoerythrocytic stage of life cycle
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What Plasmodium specied was eradicated from the US
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P. gallinaceum
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What role do recovered birds play in Plasmodium transmission
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Carriers
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Side 2: What is the vector for Leucocytozoon smithi; L. simondi
Side 3: What is required by these vectors |
Simuliam sp, black fly, buffalo gnat
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Running water required for habitat
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Side 2: What causes the pathology in Leucocytozoon infections
Side 3: What is located in white blood cells |
Schizonts (meronts) in liver and lymphoid cells
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Gametocytes
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What are some symptoms of Leucocytozoon infection
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Splenomegaly, hepatic hypertrophy, hepatic necrosis, anemia, anorexia
Cough, bronchitis poult mortality ~90% |
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What role do recovered birds play in Leucocytozoon transmission
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Carriers
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Side 2: How do we differentiate Hemoproteus spp from Plasmodium
Side 3: Why is this differentiation important |
Find only gamonts in erythrocytes
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Hemoproteus does not need to be treated
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