Hosts in Parasitology

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The association between two organisms may take one of four relations: Parasitism, Commensalism, Mutualism, ______

Symbiosis

Parasitism: association between two organisms in which one benefits (parasite) and the other being injured (host= patient).e.g., Giardia intestinalis is a parasite that lives in the small intestine of ______

man

Commensalism: association between two organisms, in which one benefits without causing harm to the other.e.g., Entamoeba coli is a commensal that lives in the large intestine of ______

man

Medical Parasitology study objectives include geographical distribution, morphology, life cycle, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and ______

<p>control</p> Signup and view all the answers

Medical Parasitology is the biological science dealing with different aspects; namely morphology, biology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prevention and control of human ______

<p>parasites</p> Signup and view all the answers

Host interaction types include Parasitism, Commensalism, ______, Symbiosis

<p>Mutualism</p> Signup and view all the answers

Parasitism is an association between two organisms in which one benefits (parasite) and the other being injured (host= ______)

<p>patient</p> Signup and view all the answers

Commensalism is an association between two organisms, in which one benefits without causing harm to the ______

<p>other</p> Signup and view all the answers

Medical Parasitology deals with the morphology, biology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prevention and control of ______ parasites

<p>human</p> Signup and view all the answers

The types of hosts and parasites are defined in Medical Parasitology to understand the relations between living organisms; mainly parasitism and ______

<p>commensalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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