MIC 205 EXAM 3 EUKARYOTIC INFECTIONS EXAM QUESTIONS
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how do most protozoa move? - Answers flagella
why do protozoa require moist environments? - Answers lack cell wall so they dry
out very quickly
Naegeria fowleri - Answers - brain eating amoeba
- warm lakes, hot water heaters, water parks
- get from traumatic entry into water or diving/swimming along bottom
- no treatment, hope patient survives and give them palliative care
what is the vector for leishmaniasis? - Answers sandfly
what are the manifestations of leishmaniasis? - Answers cutaneous, mucocutaneous,
visceral
what happens with cutaneous leishmaniasis? - Answers sandfly bites, causes ulcer,
ulcer heals after year
what happens with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis? - Answers skin ulcer heals, but
months/years later ulcers erupt in mouth and nouse, causing erosion of septum and
soft palate progressively over 20-40 years
what happens with visceral leishmaniasis? - Answers get large load of protozoa from
vector, move through body into spleen and liver, 90% fatal
what is the only treatment for leishmaniasis? - Answers arsenic (treatment can almost
be as bad as the disease due to its toxicity)
what does leishmaniasis travel in? - Answers macrophages
where is trypanosoma dominant in and how is it transmitted? - Answers congo,
transmitted by bite of tsetse fly
what are the hallmarks of trypanosoma? - Answers sleep messed up, parkinsons-like
symptoms, travel history, bump on neck
why does trypanosoma affect sleep? - Answers travels to CNS
what portion of fungi cause disease, and what kind? - Answers 1/3, mainly plant
disease
where do all fungi come from? - Answers soil
why are fungi able to cause harm to our skin? - Answers have powerful enzymes,
oxidases, that help them break down matter
why have fungi begun to withstand our body temp? - Answers planet has been
warming and they have adapted to those higher temps, allowing them to withstand our
body temps
what would happen if there were no fungi on earth? - Answers there would be miles
of trees that haven't decomposed
what are fungal infections also called? - Answers mycoses
how do you get fungal infections? - Answers they reproduce via the air and then you
inhale spores or they land on you
what are two examples of fungal infections? - Answers yeast infections, athlete's foot
how are fungal infections characterized? - Answers by how widely and deeply they
penetrate the skin: superficial, cutaneous, subcutaneous, systemic
what is a true pathogen? - Answers infects healthy people
how many fungi are considered true pathogens? - Answers four
blastomyces dermatitidis - Answers - more prevalent on east coast
- can be phagocytized by alveolar macrophages, but then escape, allowing it to move
past protective barrier
ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
how do most protozoa move? - Answers flagella
why do protozoa require moist environments? - Answers lack cell wall so they dry
out very quickly
Naegeria fowleri - Answers - brain eating amoeba
- warm lakes, hot water heaters, water parks
- get from traumatic entry into water or diving/swimming along bottom
- no treatment, hope patient survives and give them palliative care
what is the vector for leishmaniasis? - Answers sandfly
what are the manifestations of leishmaniasis? - Answers cutaneous, mucocutaneous,
visceral
what happens with cutaneous leishmaniasis? - Answers sandfly bites, causes ulcer,
ulcer heals after year
what happens with mucocutaneous leishmaniasis? - Answers skin ulcer heals, but
months/years later ulcers erupt in mouth and nouse, causing erosion of septum and
soft palate progressively over 20-40 years
what happens with visceral leishmaniasis? - Answers get large load of protozoa from
vector, move through body into spleen and liver, 90% fatal
what is the only treatment for leishmaniasis? - Answers arsenic (treatment can almost
be as bad as the disease due to its toxicity)
what does leishmaniasis travel in? - Answers macrophages
where is trypanosoma dominant in and how is it transmitted? - Answers congo,
transmitted by bite of tsetse fly
what are the hallmarks of trypanosoma? - Answers sleep messed up, parkinsons-like
symptoms, travel history, bump on neck
why does trypanosoma affect sleep? - Answers travels to CNS
what portion of fungi cause disease, and what kind? - Answers 1/3, mainly plant
disease
where do all fungi come from? - Answers soil
why are fungi able to cause harm to our skin? - Answers have powerful enzymes,
oxidases, that help them break down matter
why have fungi begun to withstand our body temp? - Answers planet has been
warming and they have adapted to those higher temps, allowing them to withstand our
body temps
what would happen if there were no fungi on earth? - Answers there would be miles
of trees that haven't decomposed
what are fungal infections also called? - Answers mycoses
how do you get fungal infections? - Answers they reproduce via the air and then you
inhale spores or they land on you
what are two examples of fungal infections? - Answers yeast infections, athlete's foot
how are fungal infections characterized? - Answers by how widely and deeply they
penetrate the skin: superficial, cutaneous, subcutaneous, systemic
what is a true pathogen? - Answers infects healthy people
how many fungi are considered true pathogens? - Answers four
blastomyces dermatitidis - Answers - more prevalent on east coast
- can be phagocytized by alveolar macrophages, but then escape, allowing it to move
past protective barrier
