MODULE 1 INTRODUCTION TO PARASITOLOGY Flashcards
phenomenon of parasitism
parasitology
study of insects
entomology
study of protozoan parasites
protozoology
study of roundworms, tapeworms, and flukes
helminthology
organisms that live on or within some other organism
parasite
organism that harbors the parasite
host
arthropod or invertebrate that transmits the parasite from one vertebrate host to another
vector
one injures the other, causing signs and lesions of disease
parasitosis
potentially pathogenic, but does not cause signs of disease
parasitiasis
one partner is benefited and the other is neither benefited nor harmed
commensalism
necessary for both and from which both benefits
symbiosis
relationship between host and parasite is not essential and host can get along well enough without the parasite
mutualism
one party benefits (parasite), and the other is harmed (host)
parasitism
implies a temporary relationship, in which one organism transports or shelters another
phoresy
lives within the host (internal)
endoparasite
live outside the host (external)
ectoparasite
parasitism by endoparasite
infection
parasitism by ectoparasite
infestation
stays in the host from egg to adult
permanent parasite
visits host briefly e.g mosquito
temporary parasite
2 types of temporary parasite
- obligate
- facultative
cannot exist without the host
obligate