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Living inside
Heartworm
No single test can identify all of them |
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Living outside
Ticks
Fleas |
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Term
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Definition
Oral
Skin penetration
Intrauterine
Transmammary
Insect bite |
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Term
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Definition
Burrowing
Hemorrhage
Organ damage |
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Term
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Definition
Time elasped between intial infection and detection
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Term
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Definition
| When the parasite's life cycle is at a stage when it can be detected by diagnostic procedures |
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Term
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Definition
The host that harbors the immature stages of a parasite
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Term
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Definition
| The host that harbors the adult stages of a parasite |
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Term
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Definition
| A host which is not needed for the development of a parasite but still maintains life cycle |
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Term
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Definition
| An intermediate host that does not generally allow transmission to the definitive host |
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Term
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Definition
Direct life cycle - need no intermediate host
Indirect life cycle - must have intermediate host |
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