Medical Parasitology Basics
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Which term describes a living organism that benefits from another organism for food and shelter?

  • Obligatory parasite
  • Pathogenic parasite
  • Commensalism (correct)
  • Ecto-parasite

    • What type of parasites live inside the body of the host?

  • Ecto-parasites
  • Facultative parasites
  • Aberrant parasites
  • Endo-parasites (correct)

    • What do you call a parasite that causes harm (diseases) to its host?

  • Pathogenic parasite (correct)
  • Obligatory parasite
  • Accidental parasite
  • Endo-parasite

    • Which parasite can live both in a host as well as in free form?

    <p>Facultative parasite</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of parasite seeks its host intermittently to obtain nourishment?

    <p>Periodic parasite</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for a parasite that appears in unusual tissues?

    <p>Accidental parasite</p> Signup and view all the answers

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