Introduction Flashcards

Terms

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Obligatory parasite

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Cannot survive outside of host

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Faculative parasite

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Capable of living outside of host

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3
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Endoparasite

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Parasite est. Inside host

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Ectoparasite

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Parasite established in or on exterior of host

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5
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Accedental or incedental host

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Host other than normal host

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Definitive host

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Host in which adult sexual phase of parasite development occurs

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7
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Intermediate host

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Larval asexual phase of parasite development

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Reservoir Host

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Host harboring parasites that infect humans

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Transport Host

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Transfers parasite from one place to another

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Carrier

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Parasite harboring host that is asymptomatic but can infect other people

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Symbiosis

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Living together: association of two organisms of different species

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Commensalism

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Relationship is beneficial to one but neutral to the other

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13
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Mutualism

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Relationship benefits both

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14
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Parasitism

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Benefits one at the expense of the other

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15
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Pathogenic parasite

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Parasite has demonstrated the ability to cause disease

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Vector

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Living carrier that transports a pathogen from an infected to non infected host😨🕷🦂

17
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Biologic vector

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Parasite develops in the body of vector

18
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Mechanical vector

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Instrument of passive transfer

Eg flies

19
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Three major groups of human parasites

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Protozoa- single celled
Helminths- multicellular worms
Animalia- arthropods

20
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what subphyla are in sarcomastigophora

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sarconida (amoeba)

mastigophore(flagellates)

21
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sarconida includes?

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ameoba

22
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mastigophore includes?

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flaggelates

23
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apicomplexia

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includes tissue and blood parasites, has sexual and asexual life cycles. malaria

24
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ciliophora

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ciliates

25
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metazoa

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roundworms, flatworms, flukes

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nemathelminthes

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roundworms

27
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platyhelminthes

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flukes and tapeworms: multicellular flatworms

28
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arthropodia

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crustacea, arachnida,insecta, chilopodia, pentastomida

29
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trematoda

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flukes

30
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cystodia

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tapeworms