Question

Sue ,a nursing student, volunteers to travel to rural Mexico with her church group on a missionary trip. They plan to give needed medical assistance and are taking tin and boards to replace thatched roofs on the adobe homes. There, Sue notices a number of strange bugs living in the hovels, along with lots of dogs running around the village. She also sees children too weak to play with the others. A doctor on the mission draws and microscopically analyzes blood from one of these children and sees large flagellates among her RBCs.

Name the disease and the etiologic agent.

Describe the transmission of this disease and explain the symptoms of these ill children

Answer 1

Appendages like a cell or one or more strap-like flagellate are called flagella. The word flagellate also describes a specific construction (or organization level) characteristic of their prokaryotes and eukaryotes and their way of speed. The term does not currently refer to the classification of a specific relationship or classification which is preferred.

The name of the disease is Giardia and the etiologic agent is causative agent.

Some giardia that comes in contact with vomiting (zip) from infected people or animals may be contaminated with parasites. People and animals become infected when they swell parasite. It is not possible to get infected with blood.

The symptoms of giardiasis among ill children are

• Diarrhea.
• Gas.
• Greasy stool that can float.
• Stomach or abdominal cramps.
• Dehydration.