INTRODUCTION TO PARASITOLOGY

Question 1

Study of dependence of organisms.

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Parasitology

Question 2

The area of biology concerned with the phenomenon of dependence of one living organism on another (Belizario,2015).

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Parasitology

Question 3

Is a branch of medicine that deals with tropical diseases and other special medical problems of tropical regions.

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Tropical Medicine

Question 4

Is an illness, which is indigenous to or endemic in a tropical area but may also occur in sporadic or epidemic proportions in areas that are not tropical.

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Tropical Medicine

Question 5

It is concerned primarily with parasites that affect humans and their medical significance as well as their importance in human communities.

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MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY

Question 6

Deals with parasites which cause human infections and diseases they produce.

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MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY

Question 7

TWO TYPES OF MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY

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Medical Helminthology & Medical Protozoology

Question 8

Deals with parasite of unicellular origin.

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Medical Protozoology

Question 9

Studies biological features and geographic distribution of parasitic worms

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Medical Helminthology

Question 10

2 Main Phyla

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Platyhelminthes & Nemathelminthes