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Biological Vector   An arthropod vector (such as a flea or tick) within which a pathogen multiplies or matures  
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Cestodes   Subcategory of flat worms, includes tapeworms  
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Definitive Host   (In a Parasitic relationship)The HOST that harbors the adult or sexual stage of a parasite  
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Ectoparasite   Parasite that lives on the external surface of host  
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Endoparasite   Parasite that lives within the body of host  
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Facultative Parasite   Organism capable of being a parasite, but also of free-living existence  
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Helinth   A parasitic worm  
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Intermediate Host   (In a parasitic relationship) The host that harbors the larval or asexual stage of a parasite  
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Mechanical vector   Arthropod vector that transports pathogen from point A to point B  
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Nematodes   Roundworms  
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Obligate parasite   Organism that can only exist as a parasite  
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Trematodes   Category of flatworms, referred to as flukes  
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