Examples of Parasitic Diseases Some common parasitic diseases include malaria and African sleeping sickness, which are caused by protozoa that enter the bloodstream when an infected mosquito bites. Schistosoma, another parasite, can enter the body through the skin while swimming in contaminated water. ...
Most of them are free-living, found in soil and fresh water, while some are parasitic and cause diseases in plants and animals. Malaria is caused by the protozoan parasite, Plasmodium.Amoebic dysentery (amoebiasis) is an infection of the intestine caused by an amoeba (protozoan) called ...
Common examples of vectors are insects, food, and drinking water. The vector itself is frequently not harmful to the host, but it does provide the means for the parasite to reach the unsuspecting host organism. Other diseases caused by parasitic protists include malaria, African sleeping sickness...
Infectious diseases provide a constant example of the parasitic power ofbacteria and viruses, such as with influenza. Enteric diseases inflict great suffering and are often callused by parasitic flagellates in the cases of giardiasis. Parasitic amoebae can lead to dysentery and other maladies. Insect...
Among all known parasitic ciliates, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Cryptocaryon irritans are probably the two best studied "model parasites," which cause the white spot diseases in freshwater and marine fish, respectively. These two parasites are not phylogenetically closely related, but share very...
Class Monogenea consists of parasitic flatworms that belong to the Phylum Platyhelminthes, commonly found in aquatic habitats normally as ectoparasites..
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SEE ALSOCommunity;Convergent Evolution;Evolution;Natural Selection;Parasitic Diseases;Pituitary Gland;Population Dynamics;Predation and Defense;Sexual Selection;Symbiosis Eric R. Pianka Bibliography Fisher, Ronald A.The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection.Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1930. ...
release of bacterial endotoxins that block acetylcholine release result is muscle paralys Describe the major parasitic diseases. What happens during an autoimmune disease such as multiple sclerosis? a. B cells are no longer able to make antibodies. b. Helper T cells are no longer produ...
Compare and contrast the diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, protozoans and parasitic worms. Consider which ones people are most vulnerable to and explain why, or which you think are the most deadly and why. cite the source What are...