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What is the definition of a parasite?
What is the definition of a parasite?
- An organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits at the host's expense (correct)
- An organism that transmits parasites from one host to another
- An organism that supports or harbors another living creature
- An organism that causes harm to animal parasites
What is the role of a vector in parasitology?
What is the role of a vector in parasitology?
- An organism that causes harm to animal parasites
- Responsible for transmitting the parasite from one host to another (correct)
- Number of new cases of infection in a population in a given period of time
- An organism that supports or harbors another living creature
What is the incidence in parasitology?
What is the incidence in parasitology?
- An organism that lives in or on another organism and benefits at the host's expense
- When an individual harboring a parasite is reinfected
- The act or process of inoculation
- Number of new cases of infection in a population in a given period of time (correct)
What is a pathogen in the context of parasitology?
What is a pathogen in the context of parasitology?
What is superinfection in parasitology?
What is superinfection in parasitology?
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