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Parasitic pathogens and human disease
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
05/08/2010

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Term
Giardia lamblia
Definition
"Beaver fever" - GI problems, malnourishment in kids.
Protozoan: Hexamitidae family.
Term
Entameoba histolytica
Definition
GI issues, appendicitis, liver invasion, peritonitis, bloodstream invasion
Protozoan: Endamoebidae family.
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Trypanosoma brucei
Definition
Sleeping sickness
Protozoan: Trypanosomatidae family.
Term
Plasmodium spp.
Definition
Malaria
Protozoan: Plasmodiidae family.
Term
Toxoplasma gondii
Definition
Fetal development problems, encephalitis
Protozoan: Sarcocystidae family.
Term
Ascaris lumbricoides
Definition
GI problems, intestinal obstruction
Metazoan (Nematoda): Ascarididae family.
Term
Enterobius vermicularis
Definition
Abdominal cramping, perianal itching
Metazoan (Nematoda): Oxyuridae family.
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Cestodes
Definition
Tapeworms
Metazoa (Cestoda)
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