Plasmodium Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

NSG 120 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Pathogenesis - Answer-The development of the disease or the sequence of events involved in the tissue changes related to the specific disease process. Onset - Answer-sudden OR acute- An acute disease indicates a short-term illness that develops quickly with marked signs such as high fever or severe pain—for example, acute appendicitis; onset may be insidious, best described as a gradual progression with only vague or very mild signs. ...

BIOS 242 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE – MICRO MARCH LATEST UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS: It’s time to show your skills and knowledge of what you have learned! This Final Exam contributes 230 points to your overall grade, so please do your best. • There are 60 multiple choice questions worth 3 points each (180 total points). • There are 5 Fill in the blanks question worth 3 points each (15 total points). • There are 5 “Select all that apply” question worth 3 points each (15 total points). ...

NSG 120 Final Exam Questions Correctly Answers| LATEST UPDATE Pathogenesis - ANSWER The development of the disease or the sequence of events involved in the tissue changes related to the specific disease process. Onset - ANSWER sudden OR acute- An acute disease indicates a short-term illness that develops quickly with marked signs such as high fever or severe pain—for example, acute appendicitis; onset may be insidious, best described as a gradual progression with only vague ...

Transplacental transmission of this pathogen can lead to still births or spontaneous abortions in pregnant women and encephalitis in immune compromised individuals. - Toxoplasma gondii Causative agent of African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping sickness) - T. brucei Which statement correctly describes parasitism: - Where one member lives in or on another organism at the expense of the host. Which of these characteristics is *NOT* correct for the protozoan parasites? - pseudopodium ...

0 1 . 1 Give the three structural features found in all virus particles and describe the function of one of these features. [2 marks] 1 2 3 Function of one named feature 0 1 . 2 Explain why viruses are described as acellular and non-living. [2 marks] 0 1 . 3 Give one reason why antibiotics are not effective against viruses. [1 mark] 5 3 *03* Turn over ► IB/M/Jun23/7402/1 Do not write outside the 0 2 box . 1 Chitin is a polysaccharide. The chitin monomer is a β-glucose mol...

what is Trichomonas vaginalis? Correct Answer--STD that only affects women -men can be carriers -vaginal discharge or discomfort what is an example of Plasmodium spp? Correct Answer-Malaria which species of the Plasmodium genus causes the greatest mortality? Correct Answer-P.faliciparum in terms of mosquitoes how are malaria ones different from the zika ones Correct Answer-malaria ones attack at night while zika attacks during the day - aka better controls bc u can sleep in bed with...

Archaea Correct Answer-prokaryote cell wall: pseudomurein live in extreme environments include: halophil, thermophil, and methanogen fungi Correct Answer-eukaryote cell wall: chitin yeast - unicell but mold and mushroom are multicelled and made up mycelia (which are made of hyphae) protozoa Correct Answer-eukaryote can be free living or parasitic motile via: pseudopod (ex. amoeba), cilia (ex. paramecium), or flagella (ex. trichomonas vaginalis) plasmodium vivax is a protozoan al...

Clicker Questions 1) During the life cycle of plasmodium, it’s gametes: a. Are produced inside the mosquito body b. Are produced both inside the mosquito body and inside the human red cells c. Are produced inside the human red cells d. Are produced inside the liver cells 2) Which of the following is correct on Giardia? a. It does not have gametes that are easily identifies under microscopes b. It produces proteins that surround each individual forming cysts c. It has relictual mitocho...

Which Plasmodium species must be treated with primaquine to prevent relapse? P falciparum P malariae P vivax P knowlesi correct answers P vivax Which Plasmodium species causes the most severe cases of malaria and produces banana-shaped gametocytes? P vivax P falciparum P ovale P malariae correct answers P falciparum How is Babesiosis transmitted? Mosquito bite Ingestion of oocyte Tick bite Nasal penetration from water correct answers tick bite The definitive hosts for Toxopl...

Which Plasmodium species is considered the most fatal? - Answer P. falciparum What causes the paroxysm (fever spike) in a patient during a Plasmodium infection? - Answer An allergic response to the release of merozoites and toxins from RBCs What are the testing methods used to diagnose Toxoplasma gondii? - Answer Tissue Biopsy TORCH PCR A patient has been diagnosed with malaria. The tech found many red blood cells containg one large thick trophozoite ring per red blood cell. Can...