10 Questions
Which protozoan infection can cause symptoms ranging from intestinal disorders to fever and chills?
Amoebic dysentery
What is the cause of amoebic dysentery?
A parasitic amoeba of the human intestinal tract
Which form are amoebae usually found in?
Cysts
How is amoebic dysentery usually passed to others?
Through contaminated food and water
What is the best way to control malaria?
Control of the mosquito population
What is the cause of malaria?
Plasmodium carried by the Anopheles mosquito
How is control of malaria achieved?
Through control of the mosquito population
What are the symptoms of malaria?
Regular occurring chills and fever, an enlarged spleen, and the parasite in the blood
Which antimalarial drugs are the best known?
Quinine and atabrine
What is the fatality rate of milder forms of malaria?
Less than 5 percent
Study Notes
- Protozoan infections can produce a variety of symptoms, from intestinal disorders to fever and chills.
- Amoebic dysentery is caused by Entamebic histolytica, a parasitic amoeba of the human intestinal tract.
- Amoebae are usually found in the form of cysts or within body fluids, and the disease is usually passed to others through bowel excretions.
- Symptoms of amoebic dysentery are similar to those of bacillary dysentery.
- Malaria is caused by the protozoan plasmodium, which is carried by the Anopheles mosquito.
- Control of malaria comes through control of the mosquito population.
- Symptoms of malaria include regular occurring chills and fever, an enlarged spleen, and the parasite in the blood.
- Serious types of malaria left untreated produce death in 10 to 30 percent of the cases.
- Milder forms of the disease produce a fatality rate of less than 5 percent.
- Many varieties of antimalarial drugs are available, with quinine and atabrine being the best known.
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