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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
09/08/2015

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Aberrant parasite
Definition
when a parasite wanders from its usual site of infection into an organ or location in which it does not ordinarily live
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Acanthocephalins
Definition
thorny headed worms
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Acaricides
Definition
compounds developed to kill mites and ticks
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Adulticide
Definition
pesticide used to kill adult insects
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Amicrofilaremic
Definition
infected patients do not present microfilariae in their bloodstream despite the presence of adult worms
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Annelids
Definition

ringed worms or segmented worms

ex leeches

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Anthelmintics
Definition
compounds developed to kill roundworms, tapeworms, flukes, and thorny-headed worms
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Antiprotozoals
Definition
compounds developed to kill protozoan infections
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Arachnid
Definition

joint-legged invertebrate animals

ex. spiders, scorpions

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Ascarids
Definition
a parasitic nematode worm of a family  whose members typically live in the intestines of vertebrates
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Commensilism
Definition

 describes an association in which one symbiont benefits and the other is neither benefited nor harmed

ex. fish using a shark to htich a ride/eat its scap food, fish benifits, shark is neither benifited or harmed

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Common Name
Definition
non-scientific name that a species is called by
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Definitive host
Definition
the host that harbors the adult, sexual, or mature stages of a parasite
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Ectoparasite
Definition
lives on the outside of the body
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Endoparasite
Definition
lives inside the body
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Erratic parasite
Definition
when a parasite wanders from its usual site of infection into an organ or location in which it does not ordinarily live
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Euryxenous parasite
Definition
a parasite with a very braod host range
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Facultative parasite
Definition
Organisms that are “free-living” (nonparasitic) can become parasitic in certain hosts
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Free-living parasite
Definition
non-parasitic
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Genus name
Definition
indicates the group to which a particular type of animal or plant belongs
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Helminths
Definition
parasitic worms that when mature you can usually see with the naked eye
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Homoxenous parasite
Definition
multiple hosts
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Host
Definition
animal or plant in which a parasite lives
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Incidental parasite
Definition
when a parasite occurs in a host when it usually doesn't
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Infection
Definition
condition caused inside the host's body
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Infestation
Definition
a condition being caused on the outside of the host's body
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 Insecta
Definition
scientific name for insect
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Insecticides
Definition
substance used to kill insects
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Intermediate host
Definition
the host that harbors the larval, juvenile, immature, or asexual stages of the parasite
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Larviparous
Definition
depositing living larva instead of eggs
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Life cycle
Definition
the development of a parasite through its various life stages
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Linnaean Classification Scheme
Definition
kingdom, phylum,class,order,genus, species
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Microfilaricide
Definition
a pesticide that kills microfilabriae
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Monoxenous parasite
Definition
a parasite that will infect only one type of host
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Mutualism
Definition
benifical to both parasite and host
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Nematode
Definition
roundworms
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Obligatory parasite
Definition
a parasite that can't vomplete its life cycle without a sustanable host
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Oviparous
Definition
lay eggs
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Ovoviviparous
Definition
have eggs inside bodies but gives birth to larva
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Parasite
Definition
organism that lives on or in another
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Parasitiasis
Definition
the parasite is on or within the host and is potentially harmful; however, the animal does not exhibit outward clinical signs of disease
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Parasitosis
Definition
the parasite is on or within the host and does produce obvious injury or harm to the host animal
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Parasiticides
Definition
chemical compounds used to treat specific internal and external parasites
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Parasitology
Definition
the study of parasites
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Paratenic host
Definition
a host that is not necessary for the development of a particular species of parasite, but nonetheless may happen to serve to maintain the life cycle of that parasite
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Pathogenecity
Definition
the potential capacity of certain species of microbes or viruses to cause a disease
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Periodic parasite
Definition
the female mosquito
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Phoresis
Definition
the smaller member of the symbiotic relationship is mechanically carried about by the larger member
Term
Platyhelminthes
Definition
flatworms
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Protozoan parasite
Definition
single celled parasite
Term
Pseudoparasite
Definition
false parasite
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Reservoir host
Definition
a vertebrate host in which a parasite or disease occurs in nature and is a source of infection for humans and domesticated animals
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Scientific name
Definition
composed of two Latin words, which is commonly written in italics
Term
Specific epithet
Definition
the genus that indicates the animal itself
Term
Stenoxenous parasite
Definition
parasite with a narrow host range
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Symbiosis
Definition
describes any association, either temporary or permanent, between at least two living organisms of different species
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Transport host
Definition
a special type of intermediate host where the parasite does not undergo any development, but instead remains arrested, or within the host's tissues
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Trematode
Definition
flukes
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Vector
Definition
an organism, typically a biting insect or tick, that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another
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Zoonosis
Definition
disease that can be trasmitted from animal to human
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