Parasite naming!

• Commensalism parasite?

  Entamoeba coli in human GIT
• Mutualism parasite?

  Flagellates in the termites GIT
• Parasitism parasite?

  Entamoeba histolytica in human GIT
• Entamoeba histolytica causes the disease Amebic Colitis
• Erratic parasite?

  • entamoeba histolytica
  • Ascaris lumbricoides
• Obligate parasite?

  Tapeworm
• Facultative parasite?

  Strongyloides stercoralis
• Accidental or Incidental Parasite?

  Hymenolepis diminuta and Echinococcus granulosus
• Permanent parasite?

  Trichinella spiralis
• Example of temporary parasite?

  Ectoparasites
• Spurious Parasite?

  Entamoeba coli and Hymenolepis diminuta
• Paratenic host?

  Paragonimus westermani
• Reservoir host?

  Balantidium coli
• Elephantiasis parasite?

  Wuchereria bancrofti
• Malaria parasite?

  Plasmodium falciparum
• Parasite that stimulates host's immune response (causes granuloma formation) ?

  Schistosoma japonicum
• Parasite that causes intestinal obstruction?

  Ascaris lumbricoides
• Name 2 Adult hookworms?

  Necator americanus and Anclyostoma duodenale
• Diphyllobothrium latum compete with its host for the available supply of Vitamin b12 thus resulting in megaloblastic anemia
• people with duffy blood factor are more susceptible to

  malaria (plasmodium vivax)