Vocab

Question 1

gynecophoric canal`

Answer 1

groove in the body of male H. Schistosomes (tremadtode) used to carry female

Question 2

definitive host

Answer 2

host that harbors the adult, sexually mature parasite

Question 3

intermediate host

Answer 3

host that harbors larval stages of parasite

Question 4

Paratenic host

Answer 4

host in which the parasite does NOT undergo any development, usually encysted until eaten by DH

Question 5

Reservoir host

Answer 5

host in which the parasite occurs naturally, source of infections for humans/domestic animals

Question 6

homoxenous parasite

Answer 6

has one type of host- DH

Question 7

heteroxenous parasite

Answer 7

Has more than one type of host- DH + IHs

Question 8

stenoxenous parasite

Answer 8

narrow host range

Question 9

Euryxenous parasite

Answer 9

Wide host range

Question 10

Hyperparasitism

Answer 10

Parasite infecting a parasite

Question 11

prepatent period

Answer 11

time from infection until diagnostic stages

Question 12

patent period

Answer 12

time period when infection can be detected usually in feces, urine, or blood

Question 13

Encyst

Answer 13

creation of a transparent wall. metacercarial stage

Question 14

parasitiasis

Answer 14

No outward signs of disease

Question 15

Parasitosis

Answer 15

Produces outward signs of disease

Question 16

acetabula

Answer 16

suckers

Question 17

strobila

Answer 17

proglittids connected together in a chain

Question 18

kinetoplast

Answer 18

darkly staining body with in the mitrochondion, Trypanosomes

Question 19

holozoic

Answer 19

protozoa that obtain nutrients through a temporary or permanent mouth

Question 20

saprozoic

Answer 20

protozoa obtain nutrients through the cell membrane

Question 21

pediculosis

Answer 21

infestation of lice

Question 22

transstadial

Answer 22

tick picks up pathogen in larva/nymph stage

Question 23

tansovarial

Answer 23

adult tick picks up pathogen and passes to offspring

Question 24

idiosoma

Answer 24

fused caphalothorax and abdomen of arachnida

Question 25

pedicels

Answer 25

legs/stalks of mites

Question 26

gnatsoma

Answer 26

head of mites

Question 27

capitulum

Answer 27

head of ticks

Question 28

siphonapterosis

Answer 28

infestation w fleas