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Parasite: Taenia Solium
Host: Pigs |
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Parasite: Plasmodium spp.
Host: Anopheles spp. Mosquitoes |
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Parasite: Dirofilana immitis
Host: Numerous mosquito species |
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Parasite: Taenia saginata
Host: intramuscular tissue of beef cattle |
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Parasite: Fasciola hepatica
Host: snails |
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Parasite: Eneterobis vermicularis
Host: no intermediate host |
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Parasite: Entamoeba histolytica
Host: no intermediate host |
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Term
| African Sleeping Sickness |
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Definition
Parasite: Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
Host: Tsetse flies |
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Definition
Parasite: Blood flukes
Host: snails |
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Parasite: Paragonimus westermani
Host: Snails |
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Parasite: Diphyllobothrium latum
Host: crustaceans and fish |
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Term
| Human Intestinal Roundworm |
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Definition
Parasite: Ascaris lumbricoides
Host: no intermediate host |
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Parasite: Clonorchis sinensis
Host: Snails |
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Parasite: Trypanosoma cruzi
Host: Tsetse flies "kissing bugs" |
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Term
| Montezuma Revenge (Giardiasis)(Diarrhea) |
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Definition
Parasite: Giardia lamblia
Host: Mammals, birds, and amphibians |
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Term
| Hemorrhagic Cecal Coccidiosis |
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Definition
Parasite: Eimeria tenella
Host: Chickens |
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Term
| Taxoplasmosis (2% of cases cause mental retardation) |
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Definition
Parasite: Taxoplasma gondii
Host: Cats |
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Term
| Trichmoniasis (Urogenital tracts of humans; STD)(Vaginitis) |
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Definition
Parasite:Trichomonas vaginalis
Host: no intermediate host |
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Parasite: Trichinosis spiralis
Host:Chicken |
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Parasite: Ichthyophthirius
Host: fish |
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Term
| Balantidiasis (dysentery) |
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Definition
Parasite: Balantidium coli
Host: humans |
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Term
| Visceral Disease in humans |
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Definition
Parasite: Leishmania app
Host: Sand flies |
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