An Introduction to Parasitology |
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... tissues such as muscle , blood , connective tissue and nervous tissue . Organisms found in the external situations are termed ' ectoparasitic ' , those inhabiting internal situations are termed ' endoparasitic ' . Vascular plants have ...
... tissues such as muscle , blood , connective tissue and nervous tissue . Organisms found in the external situations are termed ' ectoparasitic ' , those inhabiting internal situations are termed ' endoparasitic ' . Vascular plants have ...
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... tissues and vascular system of vertebrates . The life cycles are complex with intermediate hosts . Important species include : 1. Dracunculus medinensis , the Guinea worm , parasitic in the connective tissue of man . The female worm may ...
... tissues and vascular system of vertebrates . The life cycles are complex with intermediate hosts . Important species include : 1. Dracunculus medinensis , the Guinea worm , parasitic in the connective tissue of man . The female worm may ...
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... tissue forms , but failure of the host to develop immunity cannot always be explained . For instance , the digenes Fasciola and Schistosoma both feed actively on the tissue of the host . Schistosoma lives permanently in the blood serum ...
... tissue forms , but failure of the host to develop immunity cannot always be explained . For instance , the digenes Fasciola and Schistosoma both feed actively on the tissue of the host . Schistosoma lives permanently in the blood serum ...
Contents
The Nature of Parasitism | 1 |
The Physiology of Transmission | 33 |
HostParasite Interactions | 42 |
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acids active adult animals antibody antigen Ascaris bacteria bladder blood body cavity body surface causing cercariae cestodes ciliated Coccidia copepod culture cuticle cycle cyclophyllid cyst develop Digenea digenes digenetic flukes digestive disease eaten egg or cyst endoparasitic Entamoeba environment enzymes escape evolved factors faeces Fasciola hepatica feed female worm final host flagellates flame cell genus gland groups of parasites growth habitats histolytica immunity infective forms infective stage ingested intermediate host intestine intracellular invertebrates larvae larval stages layer leaving the host liver macrogametocyte mammals mature worm medium membrane metabolism migrate miracidium Monogenea monogenes mosquito nematodes nutrients nutritional occurs oocyst organisms oxygen parasitic amoebae parasitic nematodes parasitology penetrate pharynx physiology plant Plasmodium platyhelminths plerocercoid possess posterior predation production protein Protozoa rediae resistant result Schistosoma second intermediate host secreted serum smear species Spirurida Sporozoa sporozoites stage larva stimulated strongyles tapeworms tissue transmission trophozoite trypanosomes usually vitro wall