Parasitology
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| A branch of microbiology that studies parasitism and parasitic infection (Eukaryotic cells) | Parasitology
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| The association of two organisms in which the smaller one lives upon or within the other and has a metabolic dependence | Parasitism
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| Parasitic organisms or arthropods that live on the surface of a host without multiplication | Infestation
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| Invasion and multiplication of a pathogenic parasite in the body, with accompanying reaction by the host. | Infection
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| Any damage of host tissues or organs that leads to malfunction of an organ that is caused by a parasite. Result of infection. | Disease
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| Any arthropod or other living organism that transports a pathogenic microorganism from an infected to a non infected host. Malaria | Vector
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| The host organism in which a parasite passes its adult and/or sexual reproduction phase. | Definitive or Final Host
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| The host organism in which a parasite passes its larval stage or asexual reproduction phase. Vector is usually an intermediate host. | Intermediate Host
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| Anopheles mosquitos carry plasmodium and transmit malaria from host to host. Mosquito in malaria is the final or definitive host and humans are the intermediate host. | EXCEPTION: Plamodium infection
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| An animal that harbor a species of parasite and can serve as a source of parasitic infections for humans. Can also be the intermediate host. | Reservoir Host
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| Rapid Travel Immigration Increased # of immuncompromised patients | Influence distribution of parasitic disease
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| WHO Reports: | Most prevalent tropical diseases 7/8 are parasite.
Most harmful infective diseases afflicting human 5/6 are parasite.
>1ml people are afflicted with parasites.
Human play host to dozen of different parasites.
Parasite can also infect animals and plant
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