intro to paracsv Flashcards
This branch of parasitology is concerned primarily with the animal parasites of humans and their medical significance, as well as their importance in human communities.
Medical Parasitology
_______________ is a branch of medicine which deals with tropical diseases and other special medical problems of tropical regions.
Tropical Medicine
__________ is the living together of unlike organisms.
Symbiosis
A symbiotic relationship in which two species live together and one species benefits from the relationship without harming or benefiting the other.
Commensalism
A symbiosis in which two organisms mutually benefit from each other like termites and the flagellates in their digestive system.
Mutualism
A symbiotic relationship where one organism, the parasite, lives in or on another, depending on the latter for its survival and usually at the expense of the host.
Parasitism
TRUE or FALSE: The presence of an endoparasite is called an infestation.
FALSE.The presence of an endoparasite is called an INFECTION. While the presence of an ectoparasite is called an INFESTATION.
A parasite is considered ________ when it is found in an organ which is not its usual habitat.
Erratic
Most parasites are ___________ in that they need a host at some stage of their cycle to complete their development and to propagate their species.A. Obligate parasitesB. Facultative parasites
A. Obligate parasites
TRUE or FALSE: A facultative parasite may exist in a free-living state or may become parasitic when the need arises.
TRUE
A parasite which establishes itself in a host where it does not ordinarily live.A. Facultative parasiteB. Obligate parasiteC. Permanent parasiteD. Accidental parasite
D. Accidental parasite
A free-living organism that passes through the digestive tract without infecting the host.A. Facultative parasiteB. Obligate parasiteC. Spurious parasiteD. Accidental parasite
C. Spurious parasite
The ________ host is on which the parasite attains sexual maturity.
Definitive or Final
The intermediate host harbors which stage of the parasite?
Asexual or larval
This type of host is one in which does not develop further to later stages.A. Reservoir hostB. Final hostC. Paratenic hostD. Intermediate host
C. Paratenic host
They allow the parasite’s life cycle to continue and become additional sources of human infection.A. Reservoir hostB. Final hostC. Paratenic hostD. Intermediate host
A. Reservoir host
___________ are responsible for transmitting the parasite from one host to another.
Vectors
A ________ vector transmits the parasite only after the latter has completed its development within the host.
Biologic
TRUE or FALSE: A mechanical or phoretic vector only transports the parasite.
TRUE
A _________ harbors a particular pathogen without manifesting any signs and symptoms.
Carrier