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| When a parasite that has infected a specific area moves somewhere else in the body (for example, an organ). |
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| The phylum classifying the parasites known as "thorny-headed worms" that are not segmented, and are round/long. |
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| A form of parasiticides used specially to destroy mites and ticks. |
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A parasiticide used to manage and control the overpopulation of insects (mosquitos?)
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| A host that is lacking microfilariae in the blood, leading to heartworm. |
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| Large phylum of segmented worms. |
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| One type of parasiticides specifically used to kill round worms, tapeworms, flukes, etc. |
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| A form of parasiticides used to destroy protozoan organisms |
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| A class consisting of invertebrates with eight legs |
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| A type of female nematode eggs (Canine Roundworm) |
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| describes a relationship between two organisms in which one benefits, and the other organism does not benefit but is also not harmed. |
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| refers to different organisms in different locations; solution is scientific names |
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| host of adult, sexual, or mature parasites |
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| a parasite that lives ON the body of its host |
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| a parasite that lives INSIDE the host |
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| another word for aberrant parasite or a parasite that relocates within its host |
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| can affect a very large amount of species |
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| "free-living" parasites; in other words they only become parasitic in specific hosts |
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| facultative parasites; for example roundworms live in soil but can something penetrate skin of organisms |
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| tells the group in which certain animals are classified under |
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| a parasite that only infects one specific species or type of host |
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| An organism that carries an internal or external parasite |
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| when a parasite that does not usually live in a specific host ends up living there. |
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| A disease caused by parasites/microorganisms |
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| invasion of parasites into or onto a host or organism |
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| scientific name for insects or invertebrates that have body seperated into 3 segments, an exoskeleton and more |
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| a substance or compound used to destroy insects |
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| hosts the larval, juvenile, immature or asexual stages of the parasite |
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| the stages of a parasite developing through its life |
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| Linnaean Classification Scheme |
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| A classification scheme including the kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. |
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| associated with heart worm; clears blood of microfilariae |
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| equivalent to a homoxenous parasite; infects only one type of host |
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| when two organisms have a symbiotic relationship in with they both benefit |
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| Scientific name for parasitic round worms |
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| a parasite that must live on a host and be parasitic. CAN NOT live like a "free-living parasite" |
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| female nematodes that produce eggs that only have a single-cell stage |
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| Organisms that produce offspring in eggs that hatch within their bodies |
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| an organism that feeds/survives off of another organism internally or externally. |
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| a parasite that lives in or on a host and can potentially cause harm but the animal doesnt show many signs that something is wrong |
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| a parasite on or in a host that causes the animal to show clear, visible signs that something is wrong |
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| chemical mixtures used to destroy certain parasites |
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| the branch of biology and medicine focusing all on parasites |
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| a host in which a parasite remains "arrested" in. |
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| an organism or parasite that can cause disease/harm |
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| a parasite that does not have to permanently live on a host to survive but instead can feed once in a while |
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| in a symbiotic relationship the smaller organism is carried by the bigger one |
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| scientific name for flat worms |
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one-cell organisms; parasitic protozoans may cause harmful diseases |
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| living organisms/objects that are sometimes mistaken for parasites |
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| when a parasite or disease infests the environment and causes infection for living organisms |
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| solution to common names/2 latin words (first being genus, second species) |
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| second word in scientific name; tells you the specific type of animal the studied organism is |
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| a parasite that does not have a broad range of different hosts it specifically affects |
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sym = together
biosis = living
two organisms "LIVING TOGETHER" forever/or for a short period of time, effecting each other |
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| larvae remain in a suspended state until definitive host ingests transport host; transport hosts holds parasite not undergoing changes |
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| includes two different groups of flat worms (flukes) |
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| an organism that plays a role in the transmission of parasites to another organism |
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| diseases and parasites that CAN be transmitted from an animal to a human |
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