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Parasites and Human Health
What are the leading causes of de...,
What is the leading cause of deat...,
What do the un sustainable develo...
36  cards
Intro to Parasitology
What is symbiosis,
Who is eugene odum 1959 and what ...,
What is commensalism
19  cards
Intro to Trematodes
What is a trematode,
What is important about the egg,
What causes hatching
46  cards
Parasite Transmission
What is the advantage of a host e...,
What is the problem of a host env...,
What is transmission
17  cards
Foodborne Trematode Infections
What causes food borne diseases,
What are foodborne trematode infe...,
What is a zoonotic infection
52  cards
Schistosomiasis
What is schistosomiasis,
What are the 3 species in humans,
What are the major differences be...
27  cards
Cestodes Introduction
In what phylum are tapeworms clas...,
In what 2 orders are human tapewo...,
What is the scolex
36  cards
Cestodes: Cyclophyllidea & Pseudophyllidea
What cyclophyllidean metacestode ...,
What are the major morphological ...,
What 3 metacestode stages occur i...
64  cards
Nematodes Introduction
How many species of nematodes hav...,
In which kingdom are nematodes cl...,
What do ecdysozoans have in common
61  cards
Diagnostic Techniques
What is a perfect gold standard o...,
Is the perfect gold standard of d...,
What is a gold standard
20  cards
Nematodes - Soil Transmitted Helminths
What are the 3 most important sth...,
In which class is trichuris trich...,
What is the common name of trichu...
92  cards
Epidemiology & Control
What is epidemiology,
Why is ascaris a relatively simpl...,
Define per capita reproductive rate
23  cards
Tissue Nematodes
In which class is trichinella spi...,
What is characteristic of trichin...,
What is the stichosome and what d...
42  cards
Nematodes Filarial
What are the species in the super...,
Where do filarial worms live in t...,
How are filarial worms transmitte...
59  cards
Vector Biology
Define vector,
Distinguish between mechanical bi...,
Cyclodevelopmental transmission
13  cards
Protozoa - Amoebae
Name the basic groups of traditio...,
How do helminths protozoa differ,
What are some characteristics of ...
50  cards
Protozoa, NPP, PAM, & Flagellates
Why should we learn about npp s,
How can entamoeba dispar be diffe...,
What are the sizes of the e hartm...
57  cards
Protozoa, Trypanosoma, & Antigenic Variation
What is the kinetoplast where is ...,
What are the 2 components of kdna...,
What is a basal body and where is...
107  cards
Protozoa - Leishmania, Ciliates, and Drugs
Leishmania is classified in the p...,
What is the common name of the ve...,
What genera of vector transmit le...
39  cards
Plasmodium Introduction
What characteristics do members o...,
What is the function of each of t...,
Worldwide how many people are inf...
31  cards
Malaria
How common are p vivax infections,
Explain the difference between sh...,
Where are duffy antigens found wh...
35  cards
Toxoplasma gondii
What are the 2 stages in the life...,
In which hosts do the 2 stages occur,
Which is the sexual stage
28  cards

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