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MBI 143. Parasitology overview. September 25, 2018. MLee.

Across
What is the route of infection for dogs, humans and cats to acquire Dipylidium --- ingestion, inhalation or direct penetration of intact skin?
Plural of larva
Vector of the tapeworm Dipylidium
Synonym for the word 'primary' when describing the host in which the adult parasite and/or sexual phase of a parasite occurs (lives)
Anterior end of tapeworm. Includes rostellum, hooks and suckers.
Stage in the parasitic life cycle that can be identified by examining the appropriate specimens from the host
Species of animal or plant that harbors a parasite
The study of parasites
Describes parasites capable of self-fertilization. For example, this adjective describes a mature tapeworm proglottid contains both male and female reproductive organs.
Flukes, e.g. small parasitic, nonsegmented, leaf-shaped flatworms that use vertebrates as their definitive host an a mollusk (often snails) as their intermediate host.
Secondary host of a parasite; the host in which the larval or asexual phase of a parasite occurs.
A parasitic life cycle that involves (infects) only one species is called a ______ life cycles.
Living carrier, such as an arthropod, responsible for transporting a parasite from an infected host to a noninflected host
Flukes
The study of parasites
The intermediate host in the life cycle of Fasciola hepatica.
Intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica
Down
One thousandth of a millimeter; one millionth of a meter
Roundworms (adults appear round when seen in cross section)
A parasite that must infect more than one host species to complete its life cycle has an ______ life cycle.
Parasite that is established inside the body
Prefix that indicates a parasite is established on the exterior of its host.
Individual segment of a tapeworm
Stage in the parasitic life cycle that is capable of invading a definitive host
Tapeworms
General term for multicellular worms that includes the roundworms (nematodes), tapeworms (cestodes), and flukes (trematodes)
Organ in the definitive host where the adult of Fasciola hepatica lives
Juvenile stage of a worm. Singular of larvae.
Adjective that describes infectious diseases that are transmitted from nonhuman animals to humans or from humans to nonhuman animals.
The organ in the definitive host where the adult of Dipylidium lives is the _______ intestines.