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Homework: Parasites - Eating Us Alive- Medical Microbiology Lab

Complete the following lab exercise homework (type your answers into the document using a different colored font).

Question I. Read through the homework questions, and then watch the following videos (~ 45 minutes total in length). Please note that the videos include video footage of internal parasites and describes various parasitic infections in humans. Suggested browser for viewing the YouTube videos:

Part 1: "Parasites Eating Us Alive - Part 1" (7:26 min)

Part 2: "Parasites Eating Us Alive - Part 2" (6:22 min)

Part 3: "Parasites Eating Us Alive - Part 3" (7:25 min) - Hey sushi, sashimi eaters!

Part 4: "Parasites Eating Us Alive - Part 4" (6:05 min)

Part 5: "Parasites Eating Us Alive - Part 5" (8:24 min)

Part 6: "Parasites Eating Us Alive - Part 6" (9:46 min)

Question II. List one "fun fact" from each part of the video(parts 2-6 above) that you found interesting.

Question III. Why is it nearly impossible to develop a vaccine for parasitic diseases?

Question IV. List 1 behavior,in your daily life, that puts you at risk for contracting a parasitic infection. Is there anything you can do to decrease the risk? If so, what?

Question V. List 1 parasitic disease discussed in the video that is directly transmissible person-to-person. What are its symptoms? How is it transmitted? What precautions should be taken when caring for family members or patients with this transmissible parasitic infection?

Question VI. Describe 1 parasitic disease "success story" (i.e. prevention or global eradication of a parasite or disease) described in the video. What is the parasite? What disease/symptoms did it cause? Why is it a success story? What was done to prevent infection with the parasite? NOTE: Haslan Bostwick recovering from malaria, which is awesome, is not a success story in the context of this question.

Question VII. List 2 challenges in preventing and/or curing the disease caused by Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria.

Question VIII. Write a 1 paragraph reaction to the videos...what does your gut tell you?