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| chemical compound used to kill adult insects |
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| referring to the absence of immature filarial parasites |
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| class of joint-legged invertebrates (ticks and mites) |
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| parasite that has wandered from its usual site of infection to an organ or location that it normally does not live in |
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| the flukes, unsegmented flatworms |
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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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| parasite with a very broad host range |
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| condition caused by a endoparasite within the host's body |
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| condition caused by an ectoparasite outside or on the host's body |
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| invertebrates within that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three part body, three pairs of joined legs, eyes, and antennae (flies (bots), lice, fleas) |
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| Linnaean Classification Scheme |
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| classification for all living organisms (animals, plants, fungi, protozoa and, algae) made by Linnaeus an early Swedish biologist, every living organism can be classified using the following: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
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| egg with a first stage larva developing inside |
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| Paratemic host (transfer host) |
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host used for transport of a parasite
the parasite does not go through any developmental stages |
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| symbiotic relationship in which the smaller member in the relationship is mechanically carried by the larger member |
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| Flatworms: cestodes and trematodes |
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| unicellular or single celled organisms that may be flagellates, sporozoans, apicomplexans or cliates |
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| vertebrate host in which a parasite or disease occurs in nature and is an infection for humans or other domesticated animals |
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| special type of intermediate host that the parasite does not undergo development but remains arrested encysted within the host's tissues |
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| genus of parasitic nematodes known as roundworms |
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| chemical compounds that are developed to kill mites and ticks |
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| chemical compounds that are developed to kill roundworms, tapeworms, flukes, and thorny-headed worms, anthelminthics |
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| chemical compounds developed to kill protozoan organisms |
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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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| parasite that lives on the body of the host |
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| parasite that lives within the body of the host, will produce and infection within the host |
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| organism that is usually free-living (nonparasitic) in nature that develops parasitic existence in certain hosts |
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| organism which is capable of living in the environment and leading a nonparasitic existence |
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| parasite that is found in a host in which it does not normally live |
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| chemical compounds that develop to kill insects |
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| incubate eggs internally and produce live larva |
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| development of a parasite through its various life stages, every parasite has its own distinct individual life cycle |
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| chemical used to kill microfilaria, in the larval stages of heartwarm |
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| parasite that will only infect one type of host |
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| symbiotic relationship in which both organisms in the relationship have 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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| in parasitic relationship the member that lives on or within the host |
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| chemical compounds (either very simple or very complex) used to treat specific internal and external parasites (endoparasites and ectoparasites) different types include anthelmintics, acaricides, insecticides and, antiprotozoals |
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| the study of parasitic relationships |
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| parasitic relationship in which the parasite Is present on the host and causes obvious injury or harm to the host animal |
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| disease causing potential |
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| parasite that makes frequent short visits to its host to obtain nourishment and other benefits |
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| living creatures or inane-mate objects that are parasitic but may be mistaken for or erroneously identified as parasites |
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| name for a living organism that is composed of two latin words usually written in italics, the genus name is capitalized and indicates the group the particular type of animal or plan belongs to, the specific epithet is lowercase and indicates the type of animal itself |
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| any association (permanent or temporary) between at least two living organisms of different species |
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| organism, biting insect or tick, that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal to another |
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| disease or parasite that is transmissible from animals to humans |
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| non-scientific name for a living organism in different regions of the world |
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| organism that wonders from its usual site of origin |
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| the group a certain type of animal, parasite, or plant belongs to |
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| parasite that infects only one type of host |
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| in the parasitic relationship the one who the parasite lives in or on |
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| host that harbors the larval, juvenile, immature, or the asexual stages of the parasite |
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| type of nematode egg that contains either a single cell or a morula a grape like cluster of cells |
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| the type of animal in the genus |
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| parasite with a narrow host range |
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| parasitic relationship where the parasite is present on or within the host and is potentially pathogenic |
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