Q: What are vectors ofparasites?
A: The most common vectors of the parasites are mosquito and ticks. mosquito transmit infection like…
Q: Why doesn’t Naegleria fowleri cause infection when it isswallowed?
A: Naegleria fowleri commonly referred to as the “brain-eating amoeba” is a free-living microscopic…
Q: How many intermediate hosts are in the life cycle of the liver fluke?
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Q: Which populations are most susceptible to serious disease fromL. monocytogenes infection?
A: The diseased condition, Listeriosis is caused by the bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes. This…
Q: How are trypanosome diseases similar to malaria and how dothey differ?
A: Malaria and trypanosome diseases are caused by the parasitic invasion through a bite by an insect.…
Q: What prevents other bacteria from colonizing the dead insectand competing with the nematode and…
A: E.coli is a gram-negative bacteria that is a facultative anaerobe (microbes that can even survive in…
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 is rarity in SCA?
A: Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is refers to a group of hereditary ataxias characterized by…
Q: Against what cry I endotoxins obtained from bacillus thuringiensis are effective?
A: Bacillus thuringiensis, is a gram-positive bacteria, synthesize crystal (cry) and cytolytic (cyt)…
Q: What are some of the ways we can prevent or slow down the spread of helminthic diseases?
A: Helminthic disease also known as worm infection, is a macroparasitic disease that affects both…
Q: What is obligate parasite?
A: A Parasite that cannot complete its life cycle without exploiting the host is called an obligate…
Q: What characteristics of Pseudomonas species allow them to spoil such a wide variety of foods?
A: Pseudomonas belongs to a group of gram-negative bacteria. They are a very common cause of infection…
Q: What type of adaptation are the Shigella bacteria exhibiting?
A: Shigella are gram-negative, nonmotile, pathogenic bacteria that resembles E.coli and it has…
Q: What disease is stichodactyla toxin used to treat?
A: Stichodactyla toxin (ShK, ShkT) is a 35-residue fundamental peptide from the ocean anemone…
Q: Under which forms is theTrypanosoma cruzi found inits hosts?
A: T. Cruzi is a parasitic species of euglenoids. Trypanosoma bore tissue and feed on blood or lymph in…
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: What is the most chemically resistant non-spore-forming bacterial pathogen?
A: Although specific disinfectants and sterilization techniques are developed against the microbes, a…
Q: What are the insect vector, the natural host reservoir, and thetreatment for plague?
A: Plague is a type of infectious disease which is caused by Yersinia pestis bacterium. Generally the…
Q: What are someprophylactic measures againstascariasis?
A: Ascariasis is an intestinal infection caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, which is a species of…
Q: How is Shigella transmitted?
A: Since 1999, there have been numerous Shigella outbreaks in this population in the United States,…
Q: Does Ascaris lumbricoidespresent an intermediate host?
A: Ascari lumbricoids it is an intestinal roundworm (Nematode) which lives in human intestine. And…
Q: Why can it be said that N. equitans is both a carbon and anenergy parasite?
A: Introduction: Nanoarchaeum equitans is a hyperthermophilic obligate symbiont that grows in…
Q: Explain the ecological setting of Salmonella --- where does it live? Where does it like to live?
A: Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The two…
Q: How many hosts does Schistosoma japonicum need to infect to complete a life cycle? Which…
A: Answer : Schistosoma japonicum need to infect to complete a life cycle in two hosts. Namely the…
Q: What are the protozoal infections of humans?
A: An infection develops when another organism enters your body and causes disease. Infections are…
Q: What are the types of transmissions Disease and provide one example of each
A: Disease Transmission means transfer of disease from one person to another person through various…
Q: How can the Kuru disease be managed and prevented?
A: Here we provide the ways to manage and prevent the kuru disease.
Q: What is the vector ofChagas’ disease? How is thedisease transmitted?
A: The disease is a condition or illness or sickness of the living animal or plant body or of one of…
Q: What are the mainprophylactic measures againstmalaria?
A: Malaria is a tropical disease which is transmitted in humans by the infected anopheles’ mosquitoes.…
Q: List some of the chemical substances that have been identified in bacterial capsules. What…
A: Microbiology is the branch of science that deals with the study of microorganisms that are too small…
Q: Name a food product that could transmit bothSalmonella and Campylobacter simultaneously. Howcould…
A: Pathogenicity represents a specialization in a certain microorganism to replicate and damage host…
Q: What are someprophylactic measures fortapeworm infections?
A: The various species of tapeworm cause a parasitic infection in humans known as taeniasis. These…
Q: What causes a strain of C. diphtheriae to bepathogenic? Describe how such a strain may cause deathin…
A: Corynebacterium diphtheria is a causative agent of diphtheria.
Q: How is trichinellosis contracted? How can it be prevented?
A: Trichinosis, also known as trichinellosis, is a parasitic disease caused by the roundworms of the…
Q: What are the mainprophylactic measures againstschistosomiasis?
A: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic form of infection caused by commonly 3 species Schistosoma mansoni,…
Q: Of what value is the squid–Aliivibrio symbiosis to the squid?To the bacterium?
A: Symbiosis is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different…
Q: How can human acquire hookworm infection?
A: Hookworms are parasitic roundworms which feed on blood and present in small intestine of the host.…
Q: What are someprophylactic measures againstHIV infection?
A: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a chronic, potentially life-threatening condition caused by…
Q: What is prophylaxis?
A: The disease is a condition or illness or sickness of the living animal or plant body or of one of…
Q: What are the mainmanifestations ofleishmaniasis?
A: Parasite: An animal or plant lives on another organism to take nourishment. Due to protozoa,…
Q: What are the environmental impacts of the bacteria in the genera Pseudomonas and Azotobacter?
A: To describe: To describe the environmental impacts of the bacteria in the genera Pseudomonas and…
Q: What vector is responsible for spreading Rickettsia? O Mosquito Bat O Mouse O Vampire O Tick
A: A disease is defined as an abnormal condition that affects the structure or function of an organism…
Q: What do Gram positive bacteria generally possess and how will these help them in their virulence?
A: The Factors that are produced by a microorganism and evoke disease are called virulence factors.…
Q: What occurs in the cell that frees HipA toxin?
A: A cell is the basic structural and functional key of life. A cell has multiple organelles that carry…
Q: What is the criterion usedto classify hosts asintermediate hosts or asdefinitive hosts?
A: An organism that harbors the parasites with nourishment and space (as shelter) is considered as…
Q: What are the Five F’s and how do they relate to enteric pathogens?
A: Pathogens are the organisms that are capable of disrupting the normal physiological balance of an…
What are the main
prophylactic measures against
hookworm disease?
Hookworms are parasitic organisms thet cause infection in the small intestine called helminthiases. Hookworm infection is caused due to poor hygiene. The hookworm species that cause infections in humans and animals are Necator and Ancylostoma.
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