Giardia or Giardiasis What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example‚ the name of the bacteria‚ virus‚ or parasite. Giardia is a flagellated (meaning to have whip-like appendages for movement) protozoan that attaches itself to the lining of the upper intestinal tract of a host animal. Giardia lamlia is the parasite also known as G. intestinalis or G. duodenalis and was first observed by Anton van Leeuwenhoek in 1681. Anton van Leeuwenhoek also invented the microscope
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Mabolo (Diospyros blancoi) Velvet Apple A member of the Ebenaceae family‚ mabolo is known for its value as an ornament‚ rather than for its fruit. Its wood is commonly known in the Philippines as kamagong‚ and it is the fruit that goes by the name of mabolo. It is an evergreen forest tree that is medium-sized‚ and has an oval or conical-shaped crown. Depending on the way it was planted‚ a mabolo tree may have long‚ straight stems or short trunks. Its leaves are oblong-shaped‚ which are big and
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know. Cryptosporidium parvum: Transmission and Infection Cryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan intestinal parasite causing a short-term enteric illness in individuals with functioning immune systems‚ and can cause a potentially fatal infection in immunosuppressed individuals. Because of C. parvum ’s resistance to many of the procedures used to process drinking water and food‚ and the parasite ’s extremely high fecundity‚ the potential for a large scale outbreak is very high. In fact‚ C. parvum
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Sexually Transmitted Infections Unit 9 Assignment 1 A&PII ITT Tech - Breckinridge School of Nursing Ashley Wigglesworth Genital herpes is a viral infection that causes lesions or sores in the genital area and is spread through sexual intercourse or by touching a sore and then touching another part of your body; it is a highly contagious virus. Often it does not present with symptoms‚ or produces very mild symptoms such that the infected individual is unaware they have it. When symptoms are present
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organisms Host-parasite interactions often operate over a longer timescale than those seen with other pathogens Results in significant host-parasite interaction at the cellular and organismal level E.g. Parasites that alter the behavior of the host Giardia lamblia – induce biochemical change in the host cells at the site of infection (duodenal epithelium) Parasites – have life cycles that often involve several hosts (survival and transmission between different hosts requires the parasite to exhibit more
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Ascariasis What is Ascariasis? Ascariasis is a disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. Infections have no symptoms in more than 85% of cases‚ especially if the number of worms is small. Symptoms increase with the number of worms present and may include shortness of breath and fever in the beginning of the disease. These may be followed by symptoms of abdominal swelling‚ abdominal pain and diarrhea. Children are most commonly affected‚ and in this age group the infection
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cooked spaghetti e. Transmitted from dog to dog by mosquitos f. Infects the pulmonary arterial system and right heart i. Grow from pulmonary arteries into the right side of the heart III. Heartworm g. Primarily a parasite of wild and domestic canids belonging to the genus canis ii. Dog iii. Wolf iv. Coyote IV. Life Cycle h. Mosquito bites infected dog v. In the mosquito 1. Microfilaria L3 (third larva
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disease caused by the coccidial protozoan Toxoplasma gondii (see table for full scientific classification) (Table courtesy of Toxoplasmosis. 2013). Toxoplasma gondii are obligate intracellular protozoan parasites normally found in the intestinal tract. Toxoplasma is an especially promiscuous parasite‚ it infects nearly all mammalian species‚ most nucleated cell types‚ and much of the human population. Although it lives in vital brain and muscle tissues‚ it usually causes no obvious reaction. Infection
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diarrhoea is usually linked to vomiting‚ nausea or abdominal cramps. When foreign bacteria‚ viruses or parasites enter the body‚ they cause infectious diarrhoea. Bacterial infections are caused by consuming bacteria‚ such as‚ Shigella‚ Salmonella‚ Escheria coli (E.coli) and Camylobacter via contaminated food or water. Many viruses such as rotavirus‚ norovirus and viral hepatitis can cause diarrhoea. Parasites‚ such as Cryptosporidium‚ can induce diarrhoea as they enter via food or water and settle in the
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Case Study 1 NURS7702 Pathophysiology: During the course of gastrointestinal disorder‚ different patients with different diagnosis have similar symptoms. To understand the different pathophysiology in this case scenario‚ possible medical diagnosis of Mrs. M. symptoms will be defined to distinguish the difference of each one. Mrs. M symptoms could lead to several possible gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome‚ inflammatory bowel disease‚ coeliac disease and may be tropical
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