Introduction Flashcards
Terms
Obligatory parasite
Cannot survive outside of host
Faculative parasite
Capable of living outside of host
Endoparasite
Parasite est. Inside host
Ectoparasite
Parasite established in or on exterior of host
Accedental or incedental host
Host other than normal host
Definitive host
Host in which adult sexual phase of parasite development occurs
Intermediate host
Larval asexual phase of parasite development
Reservoir Host
Host harboring parasites that infect humans
Transport Host
Transfers parasite from one place to another
Carrier
Parasite harboring host that is asymptomatic but can infect other people
Symbiosis
Living together: association of two organisms of different species
Commensalism
Relationship is beneficial to one but neutral to the other
Mutualism
Relationship benefits both
Parasitism
Benefits one at the expense of the other
Pathogenic parasite
Parasite has demonstrated the ability to cause disease