MICR 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cryptosporidium Parvum, Topical Medication, Giardia Lamblia

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Microbiology and Immunology
• Course: MICR 121
• Professor: Lewis Linton Tomalty

Document Summary

Live in a hos t a nd ca us e a n infection. Live on a hos t a nd ca us e a n infestation. The agent that causes crabs or public lice lives on the hos t a nd ca us e s a n itchy infe s ta tion: re a lly tiny lice, cause a severe itch down there . It is be ca us e the ha ir is thicke r the s ha pe of pubic ha ir is fla tte r. S ca bie s , body lous e: s ca bie s is us ua lly found in thos e with poor hygie ne or the home le s s. Doesn"t cause a systemic or invasive illness but it is pre tty conta gious. Body lice is a ls o a s s ocia te d with thos e whom ha ve re a lly poor hygie ne.