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Type of parasite that cannot survive without parasitic life |
Obligative |
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Type of parasite which can exist in free living state |
Facultative |
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This parasite lived freely in water bodies but can invade nasal mucosa of humans. |
Nelgeria amoebae- causes meningoencephalitis |
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Parasite attacks unusual hosts. Like dogs and cats |
Dipylidium caninum |
Dog tapeworm |
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Ascaris can live in |
Ovaries |
Female reproductive organ |
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Harmful effect of parasite is called |
Pathogenic effect |
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Cyst formation takes places in |
Ameboid protozoa |
They have pseudopodia |
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Entamoeba histolytica causes |
Amoebic dysentery/ amoebiasis |
Names of diseases |
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Entamoeba histolytica inhabits what organ in human beings |
Large intestine |
Also inhabits liver, brain and lungs |
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What form is the infective stage of E. Histolytica |
Cystic form |
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What form of E. Histolytica is a) pathogenic form b) main form of existence |
a) Magna b) Minuta |
Trophozoit variants |
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What form of E. Histolytoca has phagocytized erythrocytes |
Magna form |
It is an erythrophage |
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The magna form lives in _____ and produces ____ enzymes. |
Large intestine, proteolytic |
Those enzymes cause ulcers |
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The minuta form and the cystic form is found in |
Human stool |
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Amoeboiasis is an ______ |
Anthroponosis |
Type of Diseases which affect only humans |
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What happens when trophozoites enter portal circulation and reach different organs of body |
Extraintestinal amoebic abscesses |
This condition takes place in lungs, liver, muscles |
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A mature cyst of E. Coli has ___ nuclei |
8 |
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A mature cyst of E. Histolytica has ___ nuclei |
4 |
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Infection can be accqiured through abrasions of cornea. What disease and what microorganism? |
Disease- Chronic ameobic keratitis Micorobe- Acanthamoeba |
Spreads through contact lenses |
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Which protists have high degree of morphological and physiological specialization |
Ciliates |
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Balantidium Coli causes what disease |
Balantidiasis |
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Balantidium Coli is located in |
Large intestine |
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For balantidium coli: a) natural host b) incidental host |
a) pig b) human |
B. Coli is also detected in dogs, monkeys and rats |
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Blantidium produces ___ enzymes which form ulcers in large intestine |
Proteolytic |
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Which disease's clinical manifestation resembles amoebic dysentry |
Balantidiasis |
Similarity in pathogenic effects |
