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Parasitology
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Undergraduate 3
09/14/2015

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Term
Aberrant Parasite
Definition
When a parasite wanders from its usual site to another organ or location where it does not originally use
Term
Acanthocephalins
Definition

elongated, unsegmented, round worms

(spiny probiscs on anterior end-thorny headed worms)

Term
Acaricides
Definition
chemicals that kill mites and ticks
Term
Adulticide
Definition
Chemicals that kill adult insects
Term
Amicrofilaremic
Definition
Patients that do not hold the ability to usually get infected by heartworm
Term
Annelids
Definition
Segmented worms
Term
Anthelmintics
Definition
Chemicals that helminth parasites
Term
Antiprotozoals
Definition
Chemicals that kill protozoans
Term
Arachnid
Definition
Chemcials that kill tricks and mites
Term
Ascarids
Definition
Roundworms (toxocara)
Term
Commensalism
Definition
one symbiont benefits and the other is not harmed but does not benefit
Term
Common name
Definition

vs scientific 

Roundworm vs. Toxocara

Term
Definitive host
Definition
A host that harbours the adult or mature parasite
Term
Ectoparasite
Definition
A parasite that lives on the body of the hose (tick)
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Endoparasite
Definition
A parasite that lives within the body of the host (heartworm)
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Erratic parasite
Definition
Same as aberrant-organsim that wanders from site of infection
Term
Euryxenous parasite
Definition
Parasite that has a broad range of hosts
Term
 Facultative parasite
Definition
A parasite that does not depend on the hose to complete its life cycle
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Free-living parasite
Definition
Same as Facultative (free living, can become parasitic in certain hosts but not all)
Term
Genus
Definition
Class of living things that can be then subdivided into subordinate divisions
Term
Helminths
Definition
Generic category for worms
Term
Homoxenous parasite
Definition
A parasite that only infects one type of host
Term
Host
Definition
An animal or plant that a parasite lives on or in and benefits
Term
Incidental parasite
Definition
Lives on or in another organism
Term
 Infection
Definition
Invasion of body by disease causing agents
Term
Infestation
Definition
A state of being over run by parasites
Term
 Insecta
Definition
Flies, lice, fleas
Term
Insecticides
Definition
Chemicals that kill flease, flies, lice
Term
 Intermediate host
Definition
Host that holds the juveniles or immature parasites
Term
Larviparous
Definition
creating young that are larvae
Term
Life cycle
Definition
development of parasites through all stages
Term
Zoonosis
Definition
Any disease or parasite that humans are able to get form animals
Term
Vectors
Definition
an organism that does not cause disease itself but spreads the pathogen
Term
Trematodes
Definition
Parsitic flat worms
Term
Transport host
Definition
The host is what transports the parasie and then starts the cycle, otherwise will remain suspended
Term
Symbiosis
Definition
Any association with two living things
Term
Stenoxenous parasite
Definition
Parasite with narrow host range
Term
Specific epithet
Definition
The second part of the scientific name within name of species
Term
Scientific name
Definition
binomial nomenclature
Term
Reservoir host
Definition
is the host where the disease occurs
Term
Pseudoparasite
Definition
Any living object that is not a parasite but can be identified as one
Term
Protozoan parasite
Definition
one celled organism
Term
Platyhelminthes
Definition
Other name for flatworms
Term
Phoresis
Definition
part of a symbiotic relationship, is carried by larger member
Term
Periodic parasite
Definition
plant or animal that lives on host and obtains some advantage
Term
Pathogenecity
Definition
potential ability to cause disease
Term
Paratenic host
Definition
Host that is not needed for devlopment of parasite but can still happen
Term

Parasitology*

Definition
Study of parasites and their hosts and the relationship between the two
Term
Parasiticides
Definition
Chemicals that kill parasites
Term
Parasitosis
Definition
infestation of parasites
Term
Parasitiasis
Definition
Animal is infected with host and can be pathogenic but the host shows no clinical signs
Term
Parasite
Definition
An organism that lives on another organism and may benefit from that host
Term
Ovoviviparous
Definition
Eggs with 1st stage of larva (incubated, no egg stage)
Term
Oviparous
Definition
Egg with a single cell (early embrionic stage)
Term
Obligatory parasite
Definition
A parsite that cannot complete its cycle without the proper host
Term
Nematode
Definition
Roundworms
Term
Mutualism
Definition
Both organisms benefit and neither are harmed
Term
Monoxenous parasite
Definition
Parisite restricted to a particular host
Term
Microfilaricide
Definition
Kill certain filarial helminths
Term
Linnaean Classification Scheme
Definition
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genes, Species
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