Factors Contributing to Parasitic Infections: Clinical Parasitology Lecture

Host in which the adult sexual phase of parasite development occurs or sexually mature stage of the parasite lives

Host harboring parasites that are parasitic for humans and from which humans may become infected.

Parasite-harboring host that is not exhibiting any clinical symptoms but can infect others.

<p>A parasitic disease in which an animal is normally the host but can also infect humans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that increases in response to parasitic infections.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A living carrier, such as an arthropod, that transports a pathogenic organism from an infected to a non-infected host.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diarrhea, Fever, Chills, Abdominal Pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gastrointestinal (GI) tract, Urogenital (UG) tract, Blood and tissue, Liver, Lung, Major organs, Miscellaneous locations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eosinophilia</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Antiparasitic medications, Change in diet, Vitamin supplements, Fluid replacement, Blood transfusion, Bed rest</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Antibodies belonging to different immunoglobulin classes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cell-mediated response to parasitic antigens, Eosinophilia</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased population density, poor sanitation, marginal water sources, poor public health practices, environmental changes affecting vector breeding areas, habits and customs of the people living in endemic regions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individuals in underdeveloped areas and countries, refugees, immigrants, visitors from foreign countries, immunocompromised individuals, individuals living in close quarters (e.g., prisons), and children who attend day care centers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ingestion of contaminated food or drink, hand-to-mouth transfer, insect bite, entry via drilling through the skin, unprotected sexual relations, mouth-to-mouth contact, droplet contamination, eye contact with infected swimming water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The phase where the parasite is in or on the human body, and the phase where the parasite is independent of the human body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It refers to the morphologic form that invades humans and the maturing stage of the parasite.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Epidemiology provides insights into the trends, transmission patterns, and prevalence of parasitic infections.</p> Signup and view all the answers