Introduction to Vet Parasitology (Book) Flashcards
briefly visit their host to obtain nourishment but not dependent on them for either nourishment or shelter
optional occasional parasites
do not permanently live upon their host but are dependent upon them for nourishment
obligate occasional parasites
parasitism is limited to a definite stage or stages in their life cycle during which time, parasitism is obligate or continuous
determinate transitory parasites
parasitism extends from the time of hatching of the eggs to the times eggs are produced by the adult
permanent parasites
cannot pass spontaneously from one host to the other
fixed parasites
mosquitoes and sandflies are what type of parasites
optional occasional parasites
obligate occasional parasites
fleas and ticks
Give examples of determinate transitory parasites
botflies, warble flies
Examples of permanent parasites
lice and mange mites
insects which only the immature stages are parasitic
protelean parasites/parasitoids
require only one host to complete their life cycle
monoxenous parasites
Ascaridia galli is a monoxenous parasite of?
Chicken
Trichuris vulpis is a monoxenous parasite of?
Dogs
Final host that harbor the infection but show no untoward signs of infection
Reservoir host
Unnatural host in which parasites are accidentally lodged and transmission is through ingestion of infected paratenic host
Paratenic host
Host in which parasite eggs, oocyst or adults are accidentally lodged and transmitted mechanically to another host
Transport host
Parasites remain dormant or inhibited form for sometime in a natural host
Hypobiosis or histotropic phase of development
The period from the time of infection to the time eggs or larva are demonstrated in the feces
Prepatent period
From the time eggs are demonstrated in the feces to the time eggs disappear or period of appearance to disappearance
Patent period
Refers to the presence of parasite larvae or parasitic protozoa in the blood
Parasitemia
Those that are transferable from animal to man and vice versa or parasites affecting humans and animals
Parasitic zoonoses
Parasite that is highly specific for animals
Zooparasite
Parasite that is highly specific for man only
Anthropoparasite
These are parasites that are equally specific for man and animals
Anthropozooparasite