Protist Diseases (OCR GCSE Biology A, Combined (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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Cause of malaria
Cause of malaria
Protist pathogens
Where malaria protists multiply
Where malaria protists multiply
In red blood cells
Effect of malaria protists on red blood cells
Effect of malaria protists on red blood cells
Damage and destroy them
Main symptoms of malaria
Main symptoms of malaria
Fevers and shaking
When malaria symptoms occur
When malaria symptoms occur
When protists burst out of infected blood cells
Vector that transmits malaria
Vector that transmits malaria
Female Anopheles mosquito
Where malaria protists reproduce sexually
Where malaria protists reproduce sexually
Within the mosquito
How malaria protists enter humans
How malaria protists enter humans
Through mosquito's saliva when it bites
Malaria prevention: nets
Malaria prevention: nets
Insecticide-treated nets
Malaria prevention: breeding sites
Malaria prevention: breeding sites
Remove stagnant water sources
Why remove stagnant water for malaria prevention
Why remove stagnant water for malaria prevention
Mosquitoes lay eggs there
Malaria prevention: medication
Malaria prevention: medication
Antimalarial drugs (kill parasites in bloodstream)