Parasitology — Flashcards

_____ of the helminth Toxocara canis can enter the eye and cause blindness

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

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

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

The _____ form of Leishmania spp. is found within macrophages

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

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

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

Which strain(s) of Plasmodium produce dormant hypnozoites in the liver? _____

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