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Here is the Appendix C (Parasitology Matix Sheet)
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Appendix C – Parasitology
After reading Ch. 11 in Microbiology: Principles and Explorations, complete the following matrixes to compare and contrast different parasitic organisms. You may need to use the index to help you locate some of the information needed.
PROTOZOA/MASTIGOPHORANS
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Organism |
Common Name |
Location in Host |
Mode of Transmission |
Geographic Location |
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Trypanosoma (Ch. 24) |
Nervous system |
Tsetse fly |
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Giardia (Ch. 22) |
Ingestion of fecal matter that contains motile trophozoites |
Worldwide |
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Trichomonas (Ch. 20) |
Vaginal inflammation |
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Select one of the organisms in this section. Describe the disease it causes, then compare similarities or contrast differences in modes of transmission of the selected organism with any other organism in any other section in this document. Focus on structures, conditions, or behaviors that make disease transmission successful: |
SPOROZOANS
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Plasmodium (Ch. 11 & 23) |
Red blood cells |
Tropical areas |
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Toxoplasma gondii (Ch. 23) |
Toxoplasmosis |
FUNGI
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Candida albicans (Ch. 19) |
Can be sexually transmittted |
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Trichophyton (Ch. 19) |
Poor hygiene or suppressed immune system |
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Histoplasma (Ch. 21) |
Inhalation |
Central and eastern United States and major river valleys worldwide |
HELMINTHS/FLUKES
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Schistoma japonicum (Ch. 23) |
Lungs, liver, and urinary bladder |
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Describe the disease caused by Schistoma japonicum, then compare similarities or contrast differences in modes of transmission of the organism in this section with any other organism in any other section in this document. Focus on structures, conditions, or behaviors that make disease transmission successful: |
TAPEWORMS
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Geographic location |
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Taenia saginata (Ch. 22) |
Tapeworm disease |
Uncooked beef |
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Describe the disease caused by Taenia saginata, then compare similarities or contrast differences in modes of transmission of the organism in this section with any other organism in any other section in this document. Focus on structures, conditions, or behaviors that make disease transmission successful: |
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Trichinella spiralis (Ch. 22) |
Larvae in striated muscle |
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Describe the disease caused by Trichinella spiralis, then compare similarities or contrast differences in modes of transmission of the organism in this section with any other organism in any other section in this document. Focus on structures, conditions, or behaviors that make disease transmission successful: |
ADULT ROUNDWORMS
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Location in host |
Mode of transmission |
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Wucheria bancrofti (Ch. 23) |
Mosquitoes |
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Describe the disease caused by Wucheria bancrofti, then compare similarities or contrast differences in modes of transmission of the organism in this section with any other organism in any other section in this document. Focus on structures, conditions, or behaviors that make disease transmission successful: |
ROUNDWORM LARVAE
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Borrelia burgdoreri (Ch. 23) |
Skin lesions and flu-like symptoms, later arthritis and heart damage |
Ticks |
Parts of the United States, Australia, and Europe |
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Rickettsia rickettsii (Ch. 23) |
Fever, headache, rash |
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Rickettsia prowazekii (Ch. 23) |
Lice |
ANTHROPODS/ARACHNIDS
