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Microbiology B.E Pruitt & Jane J. Stein AN INTRODUCTION EIGHTH EDITION TORTORA FUNKE CASE Chapter 12, part D The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths
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The Helminths versus other eukaryotic microbes Table 12.1
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Helminths (parasitic worms) Eukaryotic Multicellular animals Chemoheterotrophic Some are Hermaphroditic Reduced digestive system Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes (flatworms) Class: Trematodes (flukes) Class: Cestodes (tapeworms) Phylum: Nematodes (roundworms ) Helminths
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Trematodes Figure 12.25 Flukes
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Humans as Definitive Host Figure 12.26
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Cestodes Figure 12.27 Tapeworms Scolex Proglottids Reproductive parts
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Humans as Intermediate Host Figure 12.28
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Nematodes: Eggs Infective for Humans Figure 12.29 Roundworms: Ascaris intestinal round worms Hookworm penetrates skin pinworm
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Nematodes: Larvae Infective for Humans Figure 25.26
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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda (exoskeleton, jointed legs) Class: Insecta (6 legs) Lice, fleas, mosquitoes Class: Arachnida (8 legs) Mites and ticks May transmit diseases (vectors) Arthropods as Vectors Figure 12.31, 32
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Arthropods as Vectors Figure 12.33 If you believe you have been bitten by this bug, you should contact your personal physician.
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Arthropods as Ectoparasites Ectoparasites scabies
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