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| What is the smallest taxonomic class of human endoparasites? |
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| What three taxonomic classes of human endoparasites are obligate intracellular species? |
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Viruses
Chlamydiae
Rickettsiae |
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| What are the taxonomic classes of human endoparasites in order of smallest to largest? |
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Viruses (20-30 nm)
Chlamydiae (200-100 nm)
Rickettsiae (300-1200 nm)
Mycoplasmas (125-350 nm)
Bacteria, spirochetes, mycobacteria (0.8-15 micrometers)
Fungi imperfecti (2-200 micrometers)
Protozoa (1-50 micrometers)
Helminths (3mm-10m) |
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| Giardia lamblia would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Trichophyton sp. would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Mycoplasma pneumoniae would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Enterobius vermicularis would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Wuchereria bancrofti would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Trypanosoma gambiense would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Candida albicans would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Leishmania donovani would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Rickettsia prowazekii would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Chlamydia trachomatis would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Poliovirus would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Sporothrix schenckii would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Histoplasma capsulatum would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Trypanosoma cruzi would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Trichinella spiralis would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Vibrio cholerae would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Bacteria, spirochetes, mycobacteria |
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Bacteria, spirochetes, mycobacteria |
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| Streptococcus pneumoniae would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Bacteria, spirochetes, mycobacteria |
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| Staphylococcus epidermidis would most appropriately be classified as: |
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| Bacteria, spirochetes, mycobacteria |
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