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 ______

control

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

parasites

Host interaction types include Parasitism, Commensalism, ______, Symbiosis

Mutualism

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

patient

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

other

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

human

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

commensalism

Learn about different types of hosts in parasitology including reservoir hosts, vectors, natural and accidental hosts, and host specificity. Understand their roles in maintaining parasite life cycles and transmission. Study objectives related to hosts in parasitology.

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