Basic Parasitology Terminology

Question 1

Importance in vet med 3

Answer 1

1. promotion of public health
2. economy concerns
3. client ed
   what you dk will kill you

Question 2

Symbisos

Answer 2

living together (at least 2 diff species)

Question 3

Predator / prey

Answer 3

very short term

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Phoresies

Answer 4

larger carries smaller

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Mutualism

Answer 5

Both benefit

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Commensulism

Answer 6

One benefits and one has no effect

Question 7

Parasitism

Answer 7

One metabolic dependence for nutrition and host may be harmed

Question 8

Host

Answer 8

accommodating organism

Question 9

Parasite

Answer 9

An organism on or in a host and may cause harm

Question 10

Parasitiasis

Answer 10

Parasite on or within host potentially harmful but no outward signs

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Parasitosis

Answer 11

Parasite on or within host causing obvious injury or harm

Question 12

Definitive host

Answer 12

Parasite is mature and reproducing

Question 13

Intermediate host

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Parasite is larval, immature, and non reproducing (can b more than 1)

Question 14

Paratenic

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Transport, no parasite development, sometimes encysted

Question 15

Reservoir

Answer 15

Vertebrate, source of parasite, transmission to others