Introduction Flashcards

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: host that harbors adult and sexual stage

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Definitive

Larval and asexual stage - Intermediate host

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: harbors a parasite that does not develop but remains alive and is infective to next host

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Paratenic / Transport Host

Reservoir - allows to continue life cycle

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3
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Host that serves as human infection

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Reservoir

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4
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: requires only 1 host to complete life cycle

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Monoxenous host / Permanent

*Heteroxenous - requires 2 or more hosts to complete life cycle

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5
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Host passes through intestinal tract w/o causing disturbance

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Spurious or coprozoic

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