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Dogs are a good example of an opportunistic predator: they take immediate advantage of any situation that benefits them, ( begging for or stealing food). As a predator: they prey, attack and capture however being opportunistic they also scavenge because it's easier than hunting.

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An infection that develops only when a person's immune system is weakened.

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its an organism it doesn't have any effect in healthy person but it can works as real pathogen in person who had unhealthy immune system like ADIS patients or immunecopromised patients

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organism that cause dieases

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Is crytosporidium parvum gram negative or gram positive I have looked everywhere and just can't find an answer?

THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS THIS: Crytosporidiumparvum IS NEITHER A GRAMPOSITIVE NOR A GRAM NEGATIVE BUG. IT IS NOT A BACTERIUM INFACT , THEREFORE GRAMPOSITIVE OR GRAM NEGATIVE IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. IT IS A PROTOZOAN BELONGINGTO THE SUBPHYLUM SPOROZOA ALONG SIDE WITH THE MALARIA PARASITES LIKE THEPlasmodium falciparum. THIS PARASITE IS ACTUALLY AN OPPORTUNISTIC ONE, IN THESENSE THAT IT MOSTLY OVERCOMES AND CAUSES INFESTATION IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISEDINDIVIDUALS SUCH AS AN AIDS PATIENT. OTHER OPPORTUNISTIC PARASITES AREPneumocystis carinii ( NOW Pneumocystis jiroceri), Toxocara canis. NEVERTHELESS, THEREARE OTHER BACTERIA AND FUNGI THAT ARE IMPLICATED IN OPPORTUNISTICINFECTIONS.IN CASE OF FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS, AM GODWIN AND YOU CAN SEND ME AN E-MAILTHROUGH godwinpaschal@yahoo.com.au OTHER OPPORTUNISTIC BACTERIAL INFECTION IS TUBERCULOSIS, MYCOLOGICAL INFECTIONS ARE HISTOPLASMOSIS, COCCIDIODOMYCOSIS, ETC WHILE OTHER OPPORTUNISTIC VIRAL INFECTIONS ARE HEPATITIS B, HERPES INFECTIONS.


Explanatory slides packages for different parasites and parasites specimens?

Explanatory slides packages for different parasites and parasites specimens.Explanatory slides packages for different parasites and parasites specimens.


Examples of opportunistic infections for HIV positive individuals?

examples of opportunistic infections of HIV


Does a tiger have parasites?

They have no parasites


Why are the flies parasites?

Flies are not parasites.

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Is crytosporidium parvum gram negative or gram positive I have looked everywhere and just can't find an answer?

THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS THIS: Crytosporidiumparvum IS NEITHER A GRAMPOSITIVE NOR A GRAM NEGATIVE BUG. IT IS NOT A BACTERIUM INFACT , THEREFORE GRAMPOSITIVE OR GRAM NEGATIVE IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. IT IS A PROTOZOAN BELONGINGTO THE SUBPHYLUM SPOROZOA ALONG SIDE WITH THE MALARIA PARASITES LIKE THEPlasmodium falciparum. THIS PARASITE IS ACTUALLY AN OPPORTUNISTIC ONE, IN THESENSE THAT IT MOSTLY OVERCOMES AND CAUSES INFESTATION IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISEDINDIVIDUALS SUCH AS AN AIDS PATIENT. OTHER OPPORTUNISTIC PARASITES AREPneumocystis carinii ( NOW Pneumocystis jiroceri), Toxocara canis. NEVERTHELESS, THEREARE OTHER BACTERIA AND FUNGI THAT ARE IMPLICATED IN OPPORTUNISTICINFECTIONS.IN CASE OF FURTHER CLARIFICATIONS, AM GODWIN AND YOU CAN SEND ME AN E-MAILTHROUGH godwinpaschal@yahoo.com.au OTHER OPPORTUNISTIC BACTERIAL INFECTION IS TUBERCULOSIS, MYCOLOGICAL INFECTIONS ARE HISTOPLASMOSIS, COCCIDIODOMYCOSIS, ETC WHILE OTHER OPPORTUNISTIC VIRAL INFECTIONS ARE HEPATITIS B, HERPES INFECTIONS.


What is the term for infectious diseases associated with AIDS?

opportunistic infections


Is caused by a pathogen that does not normally produce an illness in healthy humans?

opportunistic infection


Can a human get wolf-worms?

Many parasites, such as various types of worms, are highly opportunistic, meaning they will infect any warm body they can get into. I have never heard of "wolf worms," so cannot tell you for certain if, like tapeworms and roundworms, these can also infect people.


What is another word for opportunistic?

Opportunistic means to take advantage of someone or any given situation. Another word for opportunistic is conniving. You could also use the words calculating and scheming.


Explanatory slides packages for different parasites and parasites specimens?

Explanatory slides packages for different parasites and parasites specimens.Explanatory slides packages for different parasites and parasites specimens.


Any treatments to opportunistic infection?

There are many different opportunistic infections and many different ways to treat them.


Examples of opportunistic infections for HIV positive individuals?

examples of opportunistic infections of HIV


Does a tiger have parasites?

They have no parasites


Are snakes parasites?

No - they are not parasites.


How do you use opportunistic in a sentence?

He had took many chances but being opportunistic had helped to make him very successful in his career.


What is the symbol for DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund in the NYSE?

The symbol for DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund in the NYSE is: DBL.