Types of Hosts in Parasitology

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Which stage of the parasite's life cycle is able to initiate an infection in its host?

  • Cyst stage
  • Diagnostic stage
  • Reservoir host
  • Infective stage (correct)

What is the term for a stage of the parasite's life cycle that exits the definitive host?

  • Cyst stage
  • Diagnostic stage (correct)
  • Reservoir host
  • Infective stage

Which type of infection occurs when an infected individual becomes their own direct source of infection?

  • Airborne infection
  • Fecal-oral infection
  • Vector-borne infection
  • Autoinfection (correct)

Which entity acts as a living carrier that transports pathogens and plays a role in the life cycle of the pathogen?

<p>Biological vector (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of infection involves non-living entities as carriers of pathogens?

<p>Vehicle transmission (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of parasite life cycle does not require an intermediate host to complete its life cycle?

<p>Direct life cycle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way do mechanical vectors differ from biological vectors in disease transmission?

<p>Mechanical vectors play a role in the pathogen's life cycle. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which effect on the host results from enzymatic interference caused by E.histolytica trophozoites?

<p>Digestion of cellular material (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of infection involves a living entity that transports pathogens but does not play a role in their life cycle?

<p>Mechanical infection (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does an accidental host typically play in the transmission of parasites?

<p>Unintentionally ingests parasitic cysts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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