Flashcards: Introduction to Medical Parasitology — 10 cartões

Medical parasitology — focus?

Study of parasites causing human diseases.

Protozoology — subdivision?

Study of protozoa, unicellular parasites.

Helminthology — subdivision?

Study of multicellular parasitic worms.

Vector transmission — mechanism?

Transfer of parasites via an organism like mosquitoes.

Ectoparasite — lives?

On the host's surface without tissue penetration.

Endoparasite — resides?

Inside the host's body tissues or organs.

Obligate parasite — cannot?

Survive without a host.

Facultative parasite — can?

Live freely or parasitically.

Infestation — involves?

External parasites on the host surface.

Infection — involves?

Internal parasites within the host.