Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by protists (a type of microorganism) of the genus Plasmodium. It begins with a bite from an infected female Anopheles mosquito‚ which introduces the protists through saliva into the circulatory system. In the blood‚ the protists travel to the liver to mature and reproduce. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever and headache‚ which in severe cases can progress to coma or death. The disease is widespread
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occasional visitors such as merchants‚ travelers and tourists are also at risk3. Sleeping sickness is caused by trypanosomes‚ which are protozoan parasites that are delivered to your blood stream by tsetse fly (Glossina Genus) bites2. These dangerous tsetse flies live in Africa and can be found by rivers‚ lakes‚ forests‚ and savannahs2. There is actually two parasite subspecies that cause trypanosomiasis infection known as; trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (T.b.r.)‚ which causes acute illness lasting several
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Guinea worm water disease‚ it’s caused by the parasites that live and develop in contaminated water such as pond. This disease infects population when they drink or contact to water that has been contaminated by this parasite. The guinea worm is a global health problem and every individual can get exposed to it‚ it has become so common in the recent times because of the global water shortages‚ therefore some people forced to use even the dirty and contaminated water for their daily use‚ as lack of
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CHAGAS DISEASE Trai Boslet‚ Richard Tuff Bio 181L What is the disease? Chagas disease is an inflammatory and infectious disease that is caused by a parasite called trypanosoma cruzi. Trypanosoma cruzi is transmitted by an insect factor only in the Americas. Most cases of this disease are found in Latin America. Also called American trypanosmiasis‚ the chagas disease can effect anyone‚ but is more common to effect children. If the chagas disease is left untreated the infection will
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and a micronucleus? Explain each. 2.Why are autotrophic protists critical to our ecological environment? 3.What is algae bloom? How and why is it dangerous? Research a recent episode of algae bloom in the US and explain it. 4.Describe what ways amoebas‚ ciliates‚ and slime molds have/obtain food. 5.In protist terms‚ how is engulfing food different from absorbing food? 6.Explain what a symbiotic relationship is. Give an example of a mutualistic symbiosis. 7.Give an example of a parasitic symbiosis
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can take in materials‚ release energy from food‚ release wastes‚ grow‚ respond to the environment‚ and reproduce. Usually made up of organ systems‚ but an organism may be made up of only one cell such as bacteria or protist. Examples - bacteria‚ amoeba‚ mushroom‚ sunflower‚ human LEVEL 6 – Population groups of individual organisms of the
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Health Benefits of Cigars From the prehistoric times to voyages to the new world‚ cigars and tobacco have been used in varied methods that are important to man‚ and one of them is the various Health Benefits of using cigars. These benefits are as follows: Beneficial for Alzheimer’s Patients Studies since the 1900’s have shown that nicotine imitates a certain part of the brain called neurotransmitters and is known to affect an abundant number of this important part of the brain. Research has
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Life Cycle of Plasmodium vivax (Malarial Parasite) Systematie Position Kingdom : Protista Phylum : Protozoa Class : Sporozoa Genus : Plasmodium Species : vivax Habit s and habitat:- Plasmodium is an intracellular sporozoan parasite causing malaria in man. The parasite lives in the RBC’s and liver cells of man and alimentary canal and salivary glands of female Anopheles mosquito. Structure:- Structure of plasmodium is different stages of its
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Culture and Disease Paper - Malaria Erin E. Nelson HCS 245 September 5‚ 2011 Andrea Dale Culture and Disease Paper - Malaria It tropical and sub-tropical climates temperature‚ humidity‚ and rainfall work together to create a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are a host for communicable diseases one in particular is called malaria. Malaria is a parasitic disease that infects a particular type of mosquito‚ Anopheles mosquitoes‚ which feeds
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by looking through the eyes of a rat (which many people see as a primitive and inferior animal) the poem shows how judgemental‚ hateful‚ hypocritical and “unnatural” the human race is. The poem furthermore advocates that humans are a much greater parasite than the rats they are so desperately trying to get rid of. How the rat is viewed by the human The first theme this analysis would like to discuss is how the rat is viewed by the human in the poem. It is clear from the very beginning of the poem
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