CHP21 MICRO Terms Word Scramble
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Biological Vector | An arthropod vector (such as a flea or tick) within which a pathogen multiplies or matures |
Cestodes | Subcategory of flat worms, includes tapeworms |
Definitive Host | (In a Parasitic relationship)The HOST that harbors the adult or sexual stage of a parasite |
Ectoparasite | Parasite that lives on the external surface of host |
Endoparasite | Parasite that lives within the body of host |
Facultative Parasite | Organism capable of being a parasite, but also of free-living existence |
Helinth | A parasitic worm |
Intermediate Host | (In a parasitic relationship) The host that harbors the larval or asexual stage of a parasite |
Mechanical vector | Arthropod vector that transports pathogen from point A to point B |
Nematodes | Roundworms |
Obligate parasite | Organism that can only exist as a parasite |
Trematodes | Category of flatworms, referred to as flukes |
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