M1 PARASITOLOGY - INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PARASITOLOGY_compressed.pdf

Parasitology  mutualism commensalism parasitism endo ecto  infection infestation  oral penetration vector definitive/final host intermediate host Biological  carrier incubation period co-infection superinfection autoinfection retroinfection ...

Parasitology  mutualism commensalism parasitism endo ecto  infection infestation  oral penetration vector definitive/final host intermediate host Biological  carrier incubation period co-infection superinfection autoinfection retroinfection  pork beef fish fish skin penetration  female mosquitos black fly sand fly tsetse fly Enterobious vermicularis causes PERNICIOUS anemia  trophozoites cysts (infective stage) oviviparous oviparous micro macro endemic encystation excystation  monoecious dioecious parthenogenetic roundworms flatworms METAZOAN -umbrella term of hekimntes and athropods sarcodina mastigophora largest protozoan (Balantidium coli) Plasmodium spp aka agent of malaria trematoda cestoda nematoda