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a type of parasite evasion of immunity that the parasite adopts in a relatively inaccessible predilection site: generates a protective capsule, membrane
or cyst wall.
sequestration
worm like parasites
helminths
helminths is from greek word ___
helmins or helminthos meaning worm/vermin
diagnosis of hermaphroditic parasite
identification of external and internal morphology of egg, larval, and adult stages
a composite discipline of veterinary physiology that covers 3 main groups of larasitic worms
veterinary helminthology
3 main groups of parasitic worms
platyhelminthes
nematodes
acantocephalan
shape dofferences of adult stage of platyhelminthes
flukes-leaf shaped
tapeworms- elongated and segmented
roundworms-cylindrical
acantocephalan- cylindrical but with retractile proboscis with thorn like projection
these sre multifaceted and usually takes longer rather than swift expulsion or execution
immune attacks
multicellular and larger forms of parasites which generally lives extracellular in hostl
helminths