Parasitology — Flashcards

Which intestinal parasites are ingested via contaminated water in the cyst form?_____

Infection of the helminth _____ occurs via drinking of water contaminated with larvae in copepods

Sporozoites of Plasmodium from mosquitoes travel to the human _____, where they replicate and mature to trophozoites

Babesiosis presents with _____ cells that contain a tetrad 'Maltese cross' structure

_____ of Plasmodium from the ruptured hepatocytes go on to infect red blood cells

Ingestion of Taenia solium _____ in contaminated water/food can result in neurocysticercosis

The _____ form of Leishmania spp. is found within macrophages

Trophozoites of Plasmodium mature into _____, which rupture the hepatocytes and release merozoites

How is the presence of Ascaris lumbricoides diagnosed?_____, Eosinophilia

_____ is a protozoal infection that occurs at a pH > 4.5