Terminology 2 Flashcards
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Aberrant parasite
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unusual location
2
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Incidental parasite
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unusual host
3
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Facultative parasite
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free living; becomes parasite
4
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Obligatory parasite
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cannot be free living
5
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periodic parasite
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short visits
6
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Monoxenous parasite
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only one type of host (host specific) homoxenous
7
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Stenoxenous parasite
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Narrow range of hosts
8
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Euryxenous parasite
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broad range of hosts
9
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Linnaean classification (all organisms plants, animals, microorganisms
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Kingdom, Phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
10
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Ectoparasite (on host) infestation
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arthropods (insects and arachnids)
hirudineans (leaches)
11
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Transmission types (5)
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- Ingestion
- Penetration (assisted or unassisted)
- Direct Contact
- Transplacental
- Transmammary
12
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Patent
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Mature
Reproducing Stages
13
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Prepatent Period
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Infection to Adult
14
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Incubation period
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Exposure to clinical signs
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