Parasitic Infections There are many different types of parasitic infections that negatively affect the host. Parasitic diseases are also known as parasitosis and are microorganisms that spread and infect the body of an organism. These parasitic infections are spread through a vector organism, such as...
The four types are bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic infections. They are caused by bacterial, viruses, fungi, and parasites respectively. What is an infectious agent? Infectious agents can be defined as agents that cause infections or infectious diseases. Examples of infectious agents include ...
There are numerous examples of parasites across many species. In humans, at least 100 kinds of parasitic organisms can lead to infections and morbidity. Insects, leeches, ticks, tapeworms, viruses, bacteria and helminths can parasitize humans. Infectious diseases provide a constant example of the ...
With over 4,000 species, the class Monogenea consists of parasitic flatworms that belong to the Phylum Platyhelminthes. They are commonly found in aquatic habitats where the majority of species exist as ectoparasites of fish and other organisms. A few species, however, are endoparasitic and thus...
produce IgE antibodies. IgE provides protection against parasitic infections. IgE binds to white blood cells called mast cells and basophils. When an antigen is encountered, IgE signals these cells to release chemicals that cause inflammation. This process is responsible for the symptoms of many ...
This serves to protect the animal from abrasion (as a result of friction with soil and other surfaces) and also protects parasitic forms from host enzymes. Free-living species can be found in different types of habitats where they exist as saprophytes. Parasites, on the other hand, can be...
Human infection by the parasitic nematode,Enterobius vermicularis, orpinworm, is the most common nematode infection in developed countries and is an example of a parasitic symbiotic relationship. Pinworm infections are commonly found in infants, particularly those who are not toilet trained yet. Adult...
Fungi can either be free-living or might exist in a parasitic or symbiotic relationship with other organisms. Because fungi are eukaryotic organisms, they have adistinct nucleussurrounded by a nuclear membrane. These are separated from plants on the basis of the presence of chitin in the cell wa...
Which of the following examples below describe an autoimmune disease? a. infection and death of T helper cells by a virus resulting in a loss of adaptive immunity b. release of bacterial endotoxins that block acetylcholine release result is muscle paralys Describe the major parasitic d...
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