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What is the function of Ciliata?
What is the function of Ciliata?
- To move using pseudopodia
- To move using cilia (correct)
- To move using flagella
- To move using chromosomes
What is the term for the hair-like structures that help in movement?
What is the term for the hair-like structures that help in movement?
- Microtubules
- Flagella
- Pseudopodia
- Cilia (correct)
What is the main difference between flagella and cilia?
What is the main difference between flagella and cilia?
- Flagella are shorter than cilia
- Flagella are found in eukaryotes, while cilia are found in prokaryotes
- Flagella are used for sensing, while cilia are used for movement
- Flagella are longer than cilia (correct)
What is the term for the group of organisms that move using cilia?
What is the term for the group of organisms that move using cilia?
What is the function of flagella in cells?
What is the function of flagella in cells?
What is the disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi?
What is the disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi?
Which Trypanosoma species is responsible for causing sleeping sickness?
Which Trypanosoma species is responsible for causing sleeping sickness?
In which region of the world is Trypanosoma brucei found?
In which region of the world is Trypanosoma brucei found?
What is the other name for the disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei?
What is the other name for the disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei?
How many species of Trypanosoma are known to infect humans?
How many species of Trypanosoma are known to infect humans?
What is the name of the stage of the Trypanosoma parasite that is found in the insect vector?
What is the name of the stage of the Trypanosoma parasite that is found in the insect vector?
What is the other name for Trypanosomiasis?
What is the other name for Trypanosomiasis?
In which year was the Gambian sleeping sickness first identified?
In which year was the Gambian sleeping sickness first identified?
What is the name of the parasite that causes Trypanosomiasis?
What is the name of the parasite that causes Trypanosomiasis?
What region is most affected by Trypanosomiasis?
What region is most affected by Trypanosomiasis?
What is the local name for Trypanosomiasis in Arabic?
What is the local name for Trypanosomiasis in Arabic?
What is the primary role of G.palpalis and G.morsitans in the life cycle?
What is the primary role of G.palpalis and G.morsitans in the life cycle?
What is the significance of the hair-like structures in the life cycle?
What is the significance of the hair-like structures in the life cycle?
What is the primary function of the stage of the life cycle involving G.palpalis and G.morsitans?
What is the primary function of the stage of the life cycle involving G.palpalis and G.morsitans?
What is the relationship between the hair-like structures and the life cycle?
What is the relationship between the hair-like structures and the life cycle?
What is the role of the life cycle in the context of disease transmission?
What is the role of the life cycle in the context of disease transmission?
What is the disease caused by Plasmodium falciparum?
What is the disease caused by Plasmodium falciparum?
Which stage of Plasmodium is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito?
Which stage of Plasmodium is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito?
What is the primary location where Plasmodium parasites multiply in the human body?
What is the primary location where Plasmodium parasites multiply in the human body?
Which of the following is NOT a type of malaria caused by Plasmodium?
Which of the following is NOT a type of malaria caused by Plasmodium?
What is the final host of the Plasmodium parasite?
What is the final host of the Plasmodium parasite?
How many species of Plasmodium are mentioned in the text?
How many species of Plasmodium are mentioned in the text?
What is the stage of Plasmodium that infects the liver?
What is the stage of Plasmodium that infects the liver?
What is the name of the disease caused by Cryptosporidium?
What is the name of the disease caused by Cryptosporidium?
Study Notes
Flagella and Ciliata
- Ciliata move using flagella.
- Promastigote is a type of flagellum.
Trypanosoms
- There are two main types of Trypanosoms that infect humans:
- Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, which cause African sleeping sickness.
- Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease.
Trypanosoma brucei
- Found on both sides of the equator, with two subspecies: Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense.
- Causes African sleeping sickness, also known as Trypanosomiasis.
Trypanosoma gambiense
- Found in Mid-African region, causing Gambian sleeping sickness.
- First identified in 1901.
Life Cycle of Trypanosoma
- The parasite multiplies in the salivary glands of tsetse flies (G. palpalis, G. morsitans, and G. Cryptosporidium).
- The parasite is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected tsetse fly.
Toxoplasma
- A type of Sporozoa that infects different body organs.
- Causes Toxoplasmosis.
Malaria
- Caused by the parasite Plasmodium.
- There are four main species of Plasmodium:
- Plasmodium vivax, which causes benign tertian malaria.
- Plasmodium falciparum, which causes malignant malaria.
- Plasmodium malariae, which causes benign quartan malaria.
- Plasmodium ovale, which causes ovale malaria.
Life Cycle of Plasmodium
- The parasite has two stages in its life cycle:
- A sexual stage that occurs in the human host (intermediate host).
- A sexual stage that occurs in the female Anopheles mosquito (definitive host).
- The asexual stage occurs in the human host (intermediate host).
- The parasite is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
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Learn about the characteristics and types of flagella, including Ciliata and Trypanosoms, and their role in human diseases such as African sleeping sickness and Chagas disease.
