The majority of Rickettsia bacteria are susceptible to antibiotics of the tetracycline group. Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of
Sprorozoans form spores which help them to survive harsh environmental conditions. Many protozoan parasites are sporozoans. A common infectious disease transmitted by a protozoan is Leishmaniasis. This disease is caused by Leishmania spp. a protozoan parasite, which causes a variety of human and animal diseases called Leishmaniasis
Bacteria is a single-celled microorganisms that cause diseases. Examples of bacteria are salmonella, campylobacteriosis, clostridium, and tularemia. Feline viral respiratory disease is a severe contagious illnesses of cats that spread fast in a multicat home. The fungi family comprises of mushrooms living in soil and biological material, most types of fungi are spread by airborne spores. “Rickettsia is a disease-causing parasites that are carried by fleas, ticks, and lice.
There are several types of parasites such as Ectoparasite- which is a parasite that lives on the host’s surface, examples will be hair and body lice and mites. Endoparasites – One that lives inside the host, for example heartworm, tapeworm and flatworms. Epiparasite- This one feeds on another parasite. For example, fleas and ticks. 1.2 Identify common illness and infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites.
A parasite is a tiny organism that lives in or on a host (A body) which they use in order to feed. Parasites can cause severe illness's, there are 3 main types of parasites: protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites. 2. Bacteria salmonella(food poisioning) e.coli causes abdominal pain,cramps and diarreha Staphylococus found on skin Mrsa responsible for many infections. Viruses common cold,flu mumps and measles.
5. List at least three types of bacteria whose names reflect their shapes and arrangements, and state the meaning of each name. Streptococcus (Coccus Shape) this is a spherical bacteria that causes Strep Throat. Lactobacillus (Bacillus Shape) this is a bacteria in the form of a rod that is usually in probiotics Spirillum Pulli (Spirillum Shape) this is a spiral bacteria in rat bite fever Exercise 3: Gram stain 1. What is the function of the iodine solution in the Gram stain?
The Bluetongue Virus in Animals Abstract In this paper we will discuss the virus that effects animals worldwide which is known as the Bluetongue virus which is also known as the dancing disease. We touch on main key point of this virus such as the signs and symptoms and causes of this virus, the treatment for this virus. What domain does the virus belong too, the classification of the virus and the genome of the virus. The bluetongue virus (BTV) which is caused by insects that carry this disease, as well as the pathogenic virus. This virus affects mostly cattle, sheep, goats and wild animals such as the white-tailed deer.
Throughout evolutionary history humans have been infected with parasites. Today, it is estimated that over a third of the world's population, mainly those individuals living in the tropics and sub-tropics, are infected by parasitic helminths (worms) or one or more of the species of Plasmodium. The ubiquity of these parasites results in high rates of co-infection It has increasingly been speculated that helminth infections may alter susceptibility to clinical malaria and there is now increasing interest in investigating the consequences of co-infection. HELMINTH INFECTIONS Most of the nematode phyla feed on bacteria, fungi or microorganisms; however some are parasites of plants, animals and man. The majority of parasitic roundworm diseases are transmitted to humans through soil.
Avary Johnson BILOL 104 Assignment 1 Chapter 28 Introducing Invertebrates Pg.547 #8 Describe the parasitic flatworms, and give the life cycle of both blood fluke that causes Schistosomiasis and the pork tapeworm. They are flukes and tapeworms of parasitic flatworms which are highly modified for the parasitic mode of life. The flukes and tapeworms both utilize a secondary or intermndiate host to transport species from primary host. The primary host is infected with the sexually mature adull ; the secondary host contains the larval stage or stages. The life cycle of a blood fluke schistosoma is a micrograph of the schistosoma which the infection of humans is caused by blood flukes the schistosoma is an extremely prevalent disease in Egypt and the blood fluke- schistosoma occurs in the middle east.
Cryptosporidiosis is caused by Cryptosporidium, a parasite classified as an emerging pathogen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“Cryptosporidiosis” CDC). Cryptosporidium was first recognized in mice in 1907 and was first associated with diarrhea in humans in 1976 (Magi et. al). Both the disease and the parasite are commonly known as “Crypto.” Many species of Cryptosporidium that exist infect humans as well as a wide range of animals. This organism infects the “gastrointestinal epithelium to produce a diarrhea that is self-limited in immune-competent people but potentially life-threatening in immune-suppressed people” (Magi et.