Parasitology Vocabulary Quiz

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Most infections occur when a person is a _______ and the organism in which a parasite passes its adult and sexual existence.

The number of worms an individual host carries which, depending on the worm, can be measured either directly, or indirectly.

A parasitic attack or subsistence on the skin and/or its appendages, as by insects, mites, or ticks.

A parasite is entirely dependent upon a host for its survival.

Many animals are the organism in which a parasite passes its larval or nonsexual existence.

Organism harboring or infected with a parasite

Microscopic one-celled organisms that are categorized according to their method of movement.

Tapeworms