Exam 32: Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungal and Parasitic Diseases

Which of the following is MOST likely to cause an infection in HIV/AIDS patients?

Parasitic helminths only cause very rare tropical diseases.

Which of the following human mutations correlates with resistance to plasmodial infections in West Africa?

How are trypanosome diseases similar to malaria? How are they different than malaria?

Athlete's foot is an example of a

Eukaryotic human parasites are ALL respiratory aerobes.

Fifteen high school students visited a local farm in central Wisconsin for a weekend where they enjoyed petting farm animals,riding horses,and campfire meals.With sanitation in mind,only one individual remembered to wash her hands with water pumped from a well after petting the animals before dinner.After two weeks of the girl passing out at random occasions,she was rushed into the emergency room where doctors determined she was severely dehydrated.Explain how it took direct observation of a fecal sample to solve this potential life-threatening disease and how this disease was treated in the otherwise healthy girl.Also mention any necessary precautions the individual should have taken after being diagnosed with the disease.

Many fungi produce ________ that can cause significant disease.

Why do so many eukaryotic pathogens cause highly refractory and long-term chronic infections that are difficult to treat in contrast with prokaryotic pathogens?

Based on the life cycle of Schistosoma species,which of the following would be MOST effective in controlling schistosomiasis?

Giardia cysts are found in MOST surface water sources in the United States.