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Definition of Terms

1
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found outside the body

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Ectoparasites

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found within the body

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Endoparasites

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3
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depends completely upon its host

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Obligate Parasite

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4
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opportunist

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Facultative Parasite

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5
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primary host / final host

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Definitive Host

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6
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example of definitive host

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mosquito

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secondary host; requires a host

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Intermediate Host

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parasite undergo multiplication

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Amplifier Host

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wild or domestic animal which harbors a parasite & acts as sources of infection to humans

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Reservoir Host

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10
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not necessary for the development of a particular species of parasite

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Paratenic Host

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a host harboring and disseminating a parasite but exhibiting no clinical sign

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Carrier Host / Transport Host

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12
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host other than the normal host species; may or may not continue full development in this host

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Accidental (Incidental Host)

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13
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living together; two living organism each of a different species

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Symbiosis

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4 types of Symbiosis

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  1. Commensalism
  2. Mutualism
  3. Parasitism
  4. Pathogenic
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15
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beneficial to one and neutral to the other

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commensalism

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16
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beneficial to both

17
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beneficial to one at the other’s expense

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parasitism

18
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parasite that has the ability to cause disease

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pathogenic

19
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8 sources of exposure

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  1. contaminated soil
  2. contaminated water
  3. insufficiently cooked meat
  4. blood sucking arthropods
  5. animals
  6. human beings
  7. sexual intercourse
  8. autoinfection
20
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2 types of Mode of Transmission

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  1. Direct Mode of Transmission
  2. Indirect Mode of Transmission
21
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contact with an infected person or animal

22
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examples of directly blood penetration

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droplet spread, sexual intercourse, kissing, holding hands, transplacental / vertical

23
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requires biological vectors and or one ore more intermediate hosts for transmission

24
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MOD of DMOT

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Fecal-oral route
Sexual Intercourse
Directly blood penetration

25
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MOD of IMOT

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ingestion of contaminated food & drinks, contact with contaminated soil, bite of an infected arthropod, through fomites

26
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2 kinds of Life Cycle

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  1. Direct
  2. Indirect
27
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completes its life cycle in a single host

28
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requires an intermediate host or vector to complete its development

Parasitology - PREMILS (3 decks)

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