Lecture 00 - Introduction

Question 1

What is parasitology

Answer 1

area of biology concerned with the dependance of one organism on another

Question 2

What is clinical parasitology

Answer 2

a branch of parasitology dealing with animal parasites of humans

Question 3

What are definitive hosts

Answer 3

hosts that house the adult parasite, where sexual multiplication happens

Question 4

What are intermediate hosts

Answer 4

hosts that house the larval parasite, where asexual multiplication happens

Question 5

What are vectors

Answer 5

an invertebrate organism that spreads infection by transporting parasite pathogens from one host to another

Question 6

What are mechanical vectors

Answer 6

transports a parasite from one host to another without any changes

Question 7

What are biological vectors

Answer 7

transports a parasite from one host to another and supports the parasites life cycle or multiplication

Question 8

What are endoparasites

Answer 8

parasites that live inside the hosts

Question 9

What are ectoparasites

Answer 9

parasites that live on the surface of the body of the host

Question 10

What is a biologic incubation period

Answer 10

the period between parasitic entry into the host and its appearance in hosts tissues/fluids

Question 11

What is a clinical incubation period

Answer 11

the period between parasite entry into hosts and the occurance of symptoms