Medical Parasitology Overview
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What is the term for a host in which the parasite adult stage is present or in which sexual reproduction occurs?

  • Transport host
  • Definitive host (correct)
  • Intermediate host
  • Dead-end host

    • Which type of host acts as a continuous source of human infection by harboring the parasite adult stage?

  • Vector
  • Transport host
  • Intermediate host
  • Reservoir host (correct)

    • What is the term for an arthropod that transmits the parasite from one host to another?

  • Intermediate host
  • Definitive host
  • Dead-end host
  • Vector (correct)

    • Which type of host harbors a parasite in an arrested state of development but remains alive and ready to infect a suitable host?

    <p>Transport (Paratenic) host</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a relationship between two organisms living closely together where one benefits while the other neither benefits nor harms?

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

    Which term describes the relation where one organism is mechanically carried by another without dependency?

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

    What is the definition of a parasite?

    <p>An organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits at the host's expense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of parasite can live freely in the environment but also as a parasite in hosts?

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

    What is the difference between ectoparasites and endoparasites?

    <p>Ectoparasites live on the outside of the host, while endoparasites live within the body of the host.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of parasites always infect the host and never leave?

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

    Which term describes parasites that are normally not maintained in humans but infect them accidentally?

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

    What defines obligatory parasites?

    <p>They can only live in or on their hosts and can't complete their life cycle without a suitable host.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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