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Q: Why are diseases transmitted by insect vectors more common in the summer than in the winter?

A: Climate changes affects the vector and host abundance and local prevalence of disease causing…

Q: Which group of eubacteria causes the STI syphilis? 1. proteobacteria 2. green bacteria…

A: Bacteria are the prokaryotes which don't contain well defined nucleus.

Q: What are some ways in which Wolbachia species canaffect insects?

A: The genus Wolbachia is a Gram-negative bacterium. It is an obligate parasite of arthropod species…

Q: What are opportunistic pathogens, facultative parasite and obligate parasites

A: Parasitism- It is a food relationship between organisms of two different species in which the…

Q: How is global warming affecting the rate of parasitic infections in the U.S

A: *Global warming: warming can alter a parasite's life cycle, limit the range of suitable host…

Q: Explain why only female mosquitoes are involved in malaria and elephantiasis.

A: Malaria is caused by the plasmodium parasite and is a mosquito-borne disease. Female Anopheles…

Q: What is the immune response to Malaria and some other disease that is a parasite?  How does it evade…

A: During Plasmodium infection, an innate immune response is generated as the first line of defence,…

Q: Which is considered as the intermediate host and the definitive host in the life cycle of malarial…

A: Introduction  The malarial parasite is a type of protozoan parasite that causes the disease malaria.…

Q: How can arthropods spread disease in humans?

A: A disease is a condition which is not normally seen in the individual body and occurs due to…

Q: vivax is one of several malaria-causing Plasmodium species that form hypnozoites in the liver, which…

A: When P. vivax is injected into the bloodstream by mosquitoes, they are in the sporozoite form. This…

Q: (a) What species of blood fluke causes Schistosomiasis in the Philippines? (b) What species of…

A: Schistosomiasis can be described as the disease which is caused by infection with freshwater…

Q: What is the difference between a prophylactic and a treatment? Which do you think is more likely to…

A: To thoroughly analyze the approach to solving the question regarding the difference between…

Q: How do parasites affect the spread of malaria?

A: Malaria is a disease, caused by a particular parasite and transmitted by mosquito. It affects both…

Q: Even though genetically engineered mosquitoes might be developed that do not allow the reproduction…

A: Genetic engineering' is based on the recombinant DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) technology, the…

Q: Does EBV have a parasitic relationship with its host since it infects the host?

A: Parasitism is a type of interspecific relationship in which one, the parasite, is benefitted while…

Q: Does Ascaris lumbricoidespresent an intermediate host?

A: Ascari lumbricoids   it is an intestinal roundworm (Nematode) which lives in human intestine. And…

Q: The human or animal host infected by the adult stage of a parasite worm is an:   a) Intermediate…

A: Introduction  A parasite is a living thing that inhabits its host and feeds off of or at the expense…

Q: How did malaria come to infect humans?

A: Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the Plasmodium protozoa which enter the body of humans…

Q: The protozoans reviewed in class are transmitted to the host either through the fecal-oral route or…

A: The pathogens can be transmitted through contact transmission, vehicle transmission, or vector…

Q: Malaria was eradicated in many countries after World War II. How did this happen and what were the…

A: Malaria was eradicated by undertaking following measures during that period :  1) using…

Q: How does the parasite affect the host in a way that it hastens the progress of its life cycle?…

A: Parasite is an organism that inhabits the host and obtains its nutrition from it. It may be either…

Q: If endotoxin can not convert to toxoids how can we treat endotoxin?

A: Endotoxin is a toxin present inside a bacterial cell that is released when it disintegrates.…

Q: Name the parasite causing malaria.

A: Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. The symptoms…

Q: You have heard of many incidences of Chickengunya in our country. Name the vector of the disease.

A: Chikungunya is a viral disease that is mosquito-borne and belongs to the Togaviridae family of…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a true statement? O Human Schistosoma infestations are transmitted by…

A: Q. Ans:- Schistosoma is a trematode which is a class of Platyhelminthes phylum. Schistosoma needs an…

Q: When a mosquito injects malaria protozoa into the bloodstream of a new victim, this route of…

A: Answer : transfusion is the right option. When mosquito stings a person to suck his blood, the…

Q: Why is Blastocystis hominis described as: a. Miscellaneous protozoa b. Not a pseudoparasite

A: Introduction:  Protozoans are free-living or parasitic unicellular eukaryotes that survive on the…

Q: pick one parasite and discribe it .How does it cause disease? what preventative measures can you…

A: Parasite:Antamoeba histolytica  name of this parasite includes its meaning (histo–lytic = tissue…

Q: On July 10, a man in Palm Beach, Flroida, was admitted to the hospital with a month-long history of…

A: Plasmodium is a genus of parasitic protozoans. There are several species of Plasmodium that can…

Q: Name 3 ways on how parasite diseases can be transmitted to man

A: Parasite is an organism which lives on or in another organism, which are called as host cells.…

Q: What are the natural reservoirs and vectors for Plasmodiumspecies? How can malaria be prevented or…

A: Malaria is an infectious disease in humans, which is caused by Plasmodium parasite. The risk of…

Q: Which of the following statements is true? Multiple Choice Malaria produces minimal changes in…

A: Protozoa is a diverse group of unicellular eukaryotic organisms that can cause a variety of diseases…

Q: What are some organizations doing to prevent the spread of malaria?

A: The Malarial parasite, Plasmodium vivax belonging to the Genus, Plasmodium, possess a life cycle…

Q: Do parasite-host systems tend to be host-specialist or generalist? Explain.

A: Parasites are organism that cannot survive on it's own. It lives on hosts. Hosts supports the…

Q: What dish that, when eaten by a human host can transmit a helminthic parasite? Where could be the…

A: The parasitic worms that get their sustenance and maintenance from a host body are helminths. The…

Q: Which of the following applies to Malaria? Choose all that apply. Group of answer choices It is a…

A: Disease is any state of any physiological deviation from being normal. Disease can be infectious or…

Q: While living in and on the host species,the animal parasite has evolved certain adaptations.Describe…

A: A parasite is an organism that lives in another organism, called the host, and often harms it. It…

Q: Explain why the diseases malaria, leishmaniasis, andtrypanosomiasis are primarily diseases of…

A: Tropical diseases can be defined as  the diseases that are widesperead in tropical and subtropical…

Clinical Pharmacology

Pharmacology is a discipline of medicine that studies how medications interact with the systems and processes of living organisms, focusing on drug action mechanisms as well as therapeutic and other purposes.