Parasite Memory Game
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Wuchereria bancrofti are roundworms that cause most cases of lymphatic filariasis worldwide, which is also called elephantiasis. The infection spreads from person to person by mosquito bites.
Title: 21535
License: Public Domain
Author: CDC/ Dr. Mae Melvin
Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease. It is most commonly spread through contact with the poo of an infected triatomine bug (or “kissing bug”), a blood-sucking insect that feeds on humans and animals.
Title: 21029
License: Public Domain
Author: CDC
Babesia, the causative agent of babesiosis, is a protozoan parasite that infects and damages red blood cells. It is usually spread by the bite of an infected tick.
Title: 20342
License: Public Domain
Author: CDC/ Dr. R.G. Scholtens
Giardia is a protozoan parasite that causes the diarrheal illness known as giardiasis. It spreads through contact with surfaces, food, or water that has been contaminated with faeces from infected humans or animals.
Title:8698
License: Public Domain
Author: CDC/ Janice Haney Carr
Schistosoma parasites are flatworms (Platyhelminths) that live in certain types of freshwater snail and cause schistosomiasis. The infectious form of the parasite, known as cercariae, emerge from the snail into the water and can penetrate intact skin.
Title:4843
License: Public Domain
Author: CDC/ Dr. D.S. Martin
Plasmodium is a protozoan parasite that causes malaria. It is spread by the bite of an infected mosquitoes and infects red blood cells. Malaria is the deadliest parasitic disease.
Title: 2193
License: Public Domain
Author: CDC/Dr. Mae Melvin
Source: https://phil.cdc.gov