Micro lab final

In 1993 a large number of people in Milwaukee fell ill in what has been the largest epidemic inthe modern United States.

The disease was spread via the ___________________.
The cause of the disease was ___________________.

The symptoms were:

All those who died were (had)

What is a parasite?

Parasites are similar to the host in having

Parasites can be classified into three groups

There are three types of worms

How are we infected with parasites?

Lymphatic Filariasis, also known as Elephantiasis has infected 120 million peopleworldwide, with about 40 m severely incapacitated by the diseasea.
The disease is caused by _________________.
The vector is ________________.

Lymphatic Filariasis, also known as Elephantiasis has infected 120 million peopleworldwide, with about 40 m severely incapacitated by the disease
The most obvious symptom is __1___caused by__2___ The disease is difficult to diagnose because __3__
The symptoms become apparent at _4_
and cannot be_5_ at this stage.

The increase in incidence of parasitic diseases in the United States is mainly attributed to_________

Eating improperly prepared sushi puts one at risk for contracting a fish parasite.a. What is the name of the disease? ____________________. How should fish for sushi be handled to prevent the spread of this parasitic worm?

Tapeworms are parasitic flatworms and there is one that corresponds with each type of meatthat is ingested.a. Beef: ____
Fish: ____
Pork: ___

The tapeworm contracted from pork is the most important tapeworm in the U.S.
a. What disease is the pork tape worm associated with? ______________________
b. The disease is the leading cause of _____________ in children
.c. What stage of the pork tapeworm causes the disease? ______________
d. What part of the body do they infect? _________________

One of the most common parasites in the US is _______________________
.a. It is spread via contaminated _____________
b. The ___________ stage of the parasite can survive __________________ of water.

Guinea worm disease is a waterborne disease of the tropics
a. The intermediate host is a freshwater crustacean, _____________.
b. The guinea worm resides in________ tissue.
c. The worm is removed by ____________
.d. If the worm breaks during extraction then the patient experiences______, ____ and_____

Schistosomiasis is endemic to Africa and Asia.
a. The intermediate host is _______.
b. The cercariae enter the human host by________.
c. Once in the human host, they live in the __________.

What is the cause and what are the symptoms of Pharaoh’s curse? What is another name forthe condition?

River blindness is an irreversible condition also called_________
.a. River blindness is caused by _______ spread by_____.
b. The vector breeds in ________
.c. Blindness results from the _______ of the eye caused by __________.

What is the deadliest of parasites? ___________.
a. The disease that it causes is __________.
b. The vector is _________.
c. The most effective pesticide to control (a) was ___________ but it is no longer usedbecause of____________.

The strategies to prevent parasitic diseases are

Successful prevention programs include
a. Guinea worms: _______.
b. Cryptosporidium: ________.

What is the benefit of biological control methods in the prevention and control of parasiticinfections?

A vaccine against malaria is being developed. Describe the strategy

Infection with many parasites does not confer long term immunity because ….?

Parasites are difficult to study because ____________ and__________ thereforebiochemical and genetic analyses cannot be easily performed.

A scientist who studies parasites is a _____.

What is a vector?