BM1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Helminths, Protozoa, Malaria
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Definition: an organism that lives at the expense of another organism (host). During harmful algal blooms, neurotoxin may cause significant fish deaths. Humans may be affected if they eat the shellfish in that area. Giardia cysts in contaminated water are ingested. hat water are ingested. These replicate in small intestine, produce new cysts in large intestine. New cysts are eliminated in the host"s face. 90 countries; 2400 million people; of world"s population. Majority of deaths occur among yo children in africa. In australia, malaria has been ende ple; 40% ses per ths each ng young endemic, In australia, malaria has been ende but was declared eradicated from country in 1981. Several red blood cells have ring s inside them. Close to the center there is a schiz and on the left a trophozite. Asexual (budding). endemic, rom the arum. ng stages schizont. Asexual reproduction in fungi: mass of edded n te to sexually: classify.
