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Undergraduate 1
09/06/2018

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Aberrant Parasite
Definition
An organism which wanders from its usual site of infection.
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acanthocephalins
Definition
parasitic worms that are thorny-headed, or spiny-headed.
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Acaricides
Definition
Chemicals that kill MITES AND TICS
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Adulticide
Definition
Insecticides that kill ADULT INSECTS
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Amicrofilaremic
Definition
absence of immature filarial parasites
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Annelids
Definition
Segmented worms like Earthworms or Leech
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Anthelmintics
Definition
Anti-parasitic drugs that kills parasitic worms and other internal parasites
EX. Roundworms, Tapeworms, Flukes, Thorny headed Worms
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Antiprotozoals
Definition
Pharmaceuticals used to kill Protozoans, prevent growth and reproduction
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Arachnid
Definition
Spider or Scorpian
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Commensalism
Definition
association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.
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Common Name
Definition
A non-scientific name for a organism
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Definitive Host
Definition
organism that supports the adult or sexually reproductive form of a parasite
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Ectoparasite
Definition
A Parasite that lives OUTSIDE the host
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Endoparasite
Definition
A Parasite that lives INSIDE the Host
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Erratic Parasite
Definition
a Parasite that wonders into a organ where it is not usually found
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Euryxenous
Definition
A parasite that has spectrum of host
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Facultative Parasite
Definition
An organism (nonparasitic) that may resort to parasitic activity, but does not absolutely rely on any host for completion of its life cycle
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Free-Living Parasite
Definition
Lives independently of other organisms rather than part of a symbiotic or parasitic relationship
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Genus Name
Definition
The group of a particular type of animal, parasite or plant belongs to.
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Helminths
Definition
Parasitic Worm
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Homoxenous
Definition
requiring only one host in the life cycle
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Host
Definition
A living animal or plant in which a parasite lives
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Incidental Parasite
Definition
Parasites that establish themselves in or on a host in which they do not normally live
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Infection
Definition
A disease that lives inside a host's body
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Infestation
Definition
The presence of an unusually large number of insects or animals in a place, typically so as to cause damage or disease
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Insecta
Definition
A segmented animals that as adults have a well-defined head bearing a single pair of antennae, three pairs of mouthparts, and usually a pair of compound eyes.
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Insecticides
Definition
substance that kills insects
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Intermediate Host
Definition
organism that supports the immature or non-reproductive forms of a parasite.
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Larviparous
Definition
Incubates eggs internally and produce live larva
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Life Cycle
Definition
Developmental changes through which an organism passes from its inception as a fertilized zygote to its mature state
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Linnaean Classification Scheme
Definition
A way of organizing living things and a descending hierarchy of categories: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
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Microfilarcide
Definition
A pesticide that kills microfilariae
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Monoxenous
Definition
Living on only one kind of host throughout its life cycle
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Mutualism
Definition
When two organisms of different species exist in a relationship in which each individual benefits from the activity of the other.
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Nematode
Definition
Round Worm or Threadworm
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Obligatory Parasite
Definition
Parasite that entirely depends upon a host for its nourishment, reproduction, habitat, and survival.
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Oviparous
Definition
egg with single cell morula (early) stage
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Ovoviviparous
Definition
egg with first stage larvae inside
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Parasite
Definition
An organism that lives in another organism and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense.
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Parasitosis
Definition
delusional disorder in which individuals incorrectly believe they are infested with parasites, insects, or bugs, whereas in reality no such infestation is present.
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Parasitiasis
Definition
type of parasitic relationship in which the parasite is present on or within the host and is potentially pathogenic
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Parasiticides
Definition
chemical compounds used to treat internal and external Parasites
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Parasitology
Definition
the study of Parasitic relationships
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Paratenic Host
Definition
A host whose presence may be required for the completion of a parasite's life cycle but in which no development of the parasite occurs
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Pathogenecity
Definition
disease causing potential damage to the host
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Periodic Parasite
Definition
A parasite that lives on the host for short periods of time
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Phoresis
Definition
symbiosis where the symbiont is mechanically transported by its host
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Platyhelminthes
Definition
a phylum of relatively simple bilaterian, unsegmented, soft-bodied invertebrates.
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Protozoan Parasite
Definition
a single-celled microscopic animal of a group of phyla of the kingdom Protista
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Pseudoparasite
Definition
organism that resembles or is mistaken for a parasite.
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Reservoir Host
Definition
A Vertebrate host in which a parasite or disease occurs naturally and is a source of disease
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Scientific Name
Definition
The binomial name assigned to a species of an organism
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Specific Epithet
Definition
Second element in the Latin binomial name of a species that distinguishes the species from others in the same genus.
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Stenoxenous Parasite
Definition
Parasite with a narrow host range
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Symbiosis
Definition
Associations between two living organisms of different species
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Transparent Host
Definition
same as paratenic host
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Trematode
Definition
Flatworm
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Vectors
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
Are diseases the agent of which are transmitted between vertebrate animal and people
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Ascarids
Definition
small intestinal roundworm
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