Protist Diseases (OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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Cause of malaria
Cause of malaria
Protist pathogens
Where malaria protists invade & multiply
Where malaria protists invade & multiply
Red blood cells
Effect of protists on red blood cells
Effect of 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 mosquito transfers protists to humans
How mosquito transfers protists to humans
Through saliva when biting
Prevention: sleeping under these at night
Prevention: sleeping under these at night
Insecticide-treated nets
Prevention: eliminate these breeding sites
Prevention: eliminate these breeding sites
Stagnant water sources
Where mosquitoes lay their eggs
Where mosquitoes lay their eggs
Stagnant water sources
Prevention: drugs taken by travellers
Prevention: drugs taken by travellers
Antimalarial drugs
How antimalarial drugs work
How antimalarial drugs work
Kill parasites in the bloodstream