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Parasitology
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Parasite Terms Parasite Ectoparasite Endoparasite Periodic
Permanent parasite Obligate Facultative parasite Pseudoparasite
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Parasite/Host relations
Symbiosis Mutualism Parasitism Host Final/Definitive host Intermediate host Transport/Paratenic host
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Reproduction Life Cycles Egg/Ova Cyst Larva Hermaphroditic Monecious
Direct life cycle Indirect life cycle Egg/Ova Cyst Larva Hermaphroditic Monecious Dioecious Oviparous Ovoviviparous Viviparous
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Transmission Directly eating an infective larva or egg.
Eating the intermediate host. The parasite actively penetrates the principal host. Becoming infected by means of the intermediate host. Eating the paratenic host. The parasite may be maternally transmitted
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Fecal Examination Techniques
Direct Smears Centrifugation Passive Fecal Flotation (Fecalyzer) Gross examination
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Nematodes (roundworms)
Ancylostoma (Hookworm) Host Life Cycle Symptoms
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Nematodes (roundworms)
Toxocara (T. cati, T.canis) Host Life cycle Symptoms
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Nematodes (roundworms)
Dirofilaria imitis (Heartworm) Host Life cycle Symptoms
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Nematodes (roundworms)
Trichuris (Whipworm) Hosts Life Cycle Symptoms
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Nematodes (roundworms)
Large Strongyles (Strongylus Vulgaris, S. Edentatus, S. Equinus) Host Life Cycle Symptoms
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Cestodes (tapeworms) Cestodes Host Life Cycle Symptoms
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Trematodes (Flukes) Trematodes Host Life Cycle Symptoms
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Protozoan Giardia Host Life Cycle Symptoms
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External Parasites Fleas Host Life Cycle Symptoms
They are vectors of several diseases including Bubonic plague, intermediate host for tapeworms, allergies, and typhus. Host Life Cycle Symptoms
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External Parasites Lice Host Life Cycle Symptoms
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External Parasites Mites Demodex Sarcoptes scabei (mange) Host
Life Cycle Symptoms Sarcoptes scabei (mange) Life cycle Zoonotic
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External Parasites Otodectes (ear mites) Host Life Cycle Symptoms
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