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Relationship where two or more species live closely together?
Symbiosis
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Symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit from each other?
Mutualism
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Mutualistic relationship between termites and protozoa?
Termites and flagellates
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Relationship where one species benefits without harming the other?
Commensalism
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Non-pathogenic amoeba normally inhabiting the large intestine?
Entamoeba coli
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Relationship where one species benefits at the expense of another?
Parasitism
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Parasite that causes amoebic dysentery?
Entamoeba histolytica
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Organisms that live on or in a host and obtain nutrients from it?
Parasites
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Invasion of parasites inside the human body?
Infection
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Invasion of parasites on the external surface of the body?
Infestation
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Carriers responsible for transmitting parasites to hosts?
Vectors
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Parasites established inside the host?
Endoparasites
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Roundworm commonly found in the intestine of humans?
Ascaris lumbricoides
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Parasites living on the exterior surface of the host?
Ectoparasites
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Head louse parasite of humans?
Pediculus humanus capitis
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Unicellular parasitic microorganisms?
Protozoans
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Multicellular parasitic worms?
Helminths
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Insect group that includes many parasite vectors?
Arthropods
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Free-living organisms that pass through the digestive tract without infecting the host?
Spurious or coprozoic parasites
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Parasites that live on other parasites?
Hyperparasites
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Artifacts mistaken for parasites?
Pseudoparasites
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Parasites that cannot survive outside the host?
Obligatory parasites
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Parasites capable of existing independently of a host?
Facultative parasites
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Parasites that remain in the host from early life to maturity?
Permanent parasites
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Parasites that live on the host only for a short time?
Temporary parasites
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Parasites that enter a host not usually theirs?
Accidental or incidental parasites
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Parasites found in organs not their usual habitat?
Erratic or aberrant parasites
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Host in which the adult sexual stage of the parasite occurs?
Definitive host
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Host in which the larval or asexual stage develops?
Intermediate host
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Host that harbors parasites infectious to humans?
Reservoir host
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Host where the parasite remains arrested in development?
Paratenic host
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Vector where parasites multiply or develop inside the body?
Biologic vector
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Vector that only transports parasites without development?
Mechanical vector
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Morphologic form of a parasite that invades humans?
Infective stage
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Parasite form detectable in the laboratory?
Diagnostic stage
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Life cycle that does not require an intermediate host?
Direct life cycle
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Life cycle that requires an intermediate host or vector?
Indirect life cycle
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Organism capable of causing disease?
Pathogen
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Person who harbors a pathogen without symptoms?
Carrier
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Process of inoculation of an infective agent?
Exposure
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Establishment of an infective agent in the host?
Infection
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Time between infection and appearance of symptoms?
Incubation period
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Time between infection and detectable evidence of infection?
Prepatent period
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Condition where an infected person becomes their own source of infection?
Autoinfection
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Reinfection with the same parasite causing massive infection?
Superinfection or hyperinfection
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Most commonly submitted specimen in parasitology?
Stool
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Substances that preserve parasite morphology?
Fixatives
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Visual examination of specimens without a microscope?
Macroscopic examination
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Examination of specimens using a microscope?
Microscopic examination

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