Introduction Flashcards
What is paroxysm?
Height of spasm or attack
What time is the diurnal collection
8:00am-4:00pm
(True or false) Hermaphrodite has both male and female sex organs.
False. It has both male and female REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
It is a parasite that cannot survive outside a host
Obligatory parasite
Parasite that is established inside a host
Endoparasite
Parasite that is capable of existing independently of a host
Facultative parasite
Parasite that is established in or on the exterior surface of a host
Ectoparasite
Host other than the normal one that is harboring a parasite
Accidental or incidental host
Parasite harboring host that is not exhibiting any clinical symptoms but can infect others
Carrier
Host in which the adult sexual phase of parasite development occurs
Definitive host
Host in which the larval asexual phase of parasite development occurs
Intermediate host
Host harboring parasites that are parasitic for humans and from which humans can became infected
Reservoir host
Host responsible for transferring a parasite from one location to another
Transport host
Association of two living organisms each of a different species; living together
Symbiosis
Association of two different species of organism that is beneficial to one and neutral to the other
Commensalism