Introduction to Human Parasitology |
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abdomen adult Africa ameba amebæ Anopheles ascaris attack bacteria become bedbugs bites blood blood-sucking body breeding bugs cats cause cavity cells cercariæ common containing corpuscles cycle cysts digestive tract disease dogs effect eggs embryos encysted feces feed female fish flagellates fleas flukes frequently genus glands granules habits hatch head histolytica hookworm human parasites immunity India infection intermediate hosts intestine kala-azar known large numbers larva larvæ legs Leishmania length less lice live liver louse maggots malaria male mature membrane mites mosquitoes mouth mouthparts myiasis nematodes normal nucleus occur organs pair parasites pigs places posterior present probably proboscis produce proglottids protozoa rats relapsing fever reproduction result Rickettsia rodents sandflies segments skin snails sometimes sore species spirochetes stage stomach sucker sucking symptoms syphilis tapeworms temperature ticks tissues transmission transmitted treatment tropical trypanosomes tsetse flies ulcers usually ventral worms yellow fever