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| Parasite that has wandered from its usual site of infection into an organ or location in which it does not ordinarily live |
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| Chemical compounds developed to kill mites and ticks |
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| Chemical compounds developed to kill adult insects rather than their larvae. |
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| Referring to the absence of immature filarial parasites |
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| Chemical compounds developed to kill roundworms, tapeworms, flukes, and thorny-headed worms |
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| Chemical compounds designed to kill protozoan organisms |
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| Class of joint legged invertebrates in the subphylum Chelricerata |
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| Small intestinal round worms |
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| Type of symbiotic relationship in which one symbiont benefits while the other neither benefits nor is harmed. |
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| Name for a living organism in different regions of the world; may refer to different organisms in different places |
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| Host that harbors the adult, sexual, or mature stages of the parasite. |
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| Parasite that lives on the body of the host |
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| Parasite that lives within the body of the host; an endoparasite will produce an infection within that host |
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| Aberrant parasite. Parasite that has wandered from its usual site of infection into an organ or location in which it does not ordinarily live |
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| Parasite with a very broad host range |
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| Organism that is usually free-living in nature that develops a parasitic existence in certain hosts |
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| Life cycle stage that does not require a host to survive |
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| The group a particular type of animal, parasite, or plant belongs to |
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| Parasite that will infect only one type of host |
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| In a parasitic relationship, the member in which or on which the parasite lives |
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| Parasite that is found in a host in which it does not usually live |
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| A condition caused by an endoparasite, within the host's body |
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| A condition caused by an ectoparasite, outside or on the host's body |
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| Scientific name for insects |
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| Chemical compounds developed to kill insects |
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| Host that harbors the larval, juvenile, immature, or asexual stages of the parasite. A parasite may have more than one intermediate host |
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| Type of female nematode that retains her eggs within the uterus and produces first-stage larvae |
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| Development of a parasite through its various life stages. Every parasite has its own distinct, individual life cycle with at least one definitive host and may have one or more intermediate hosts. |
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| Linnaean classification scheme |
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| Classification for all living organisms perfected by Linnaeus, an early Swedish biologist. Classified using the following scheme: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. |
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| Dewormer that kills the immature filarial worm |
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| A parasite that will only infect one type of host |
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| Type of symbiotic relationship in which both organisms derive some benefit. |
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| Parasite that must lead a parasitic existence; most parasites of domestic animals are obligatory parasites |
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| Type of nematode egg that contains either a single cell or a morula, a grapelike cluster of cells. |
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| Type of nematode egg that contains a first-stage larva |
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| In a parasitic relationship, the member that lives on or within the host. |
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| Type of parasitic relationship in which the parasite is present on or within the host and is potentially pathogenic; however, the animal does not exhibit outward clinical signs of disease. |
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| Type of parasitic relationship in which the parasite is present on or within the host and causes obvious harm or injury to the host animal; host exhibits outward signs of clinical parasitism. |
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| CHemical compounds used to treat specific internal and external parasites; different types include anthelmintics, acaricides, insecticides, and antiprotozoans. |
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| The study of parasitic relationships |
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| A host used for transport of a parasite. The parasite does not go through any developmental stages. |
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| Disease causing potential |
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| Parasite that makes frequent short visits to its host to obtain nourishment or other benefits. |
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| Type of symbiotic relationship in which the smaller member in the relationship is mechanically carried by the larger member |
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| Unicellular organisms that may be flagellates, amoebae, sporozoans, apicomplexans, or ciliates. |
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| Living creatures or inanimate objects that are not parasitic but may be mistaken for parasites. |
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| Vertebrae host in which a parasite or disease occurs in nature and is a source of infection for humans or other domesticated animals. |
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| Name for a living organism that is composed of two Latin words, usually written in italics. The genus name indicates the group to which a particular type of animal or plant belongs; the specific epithet indicates the type of animal itself. |
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| The type of animal in a genus |
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| Parasite with a narrow host range |
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| Any association between at least two living organisms of different species |
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| Special type of intermediate host in which the parasite does not undergo any development, but instead remains arrested, or encysted, within the host's tissues |
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| An organism that transmits a disease or parasite from one organism to another |
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| Any disease or parasite that is transmissible from animals to humans |
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