PATHOLOGY MCQ
PARASITIC DISEASES
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Question
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a parasite that lives within the host
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endoparasite
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host
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microfilaria
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larva
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Intracellular parasites are endoparasites that live within the cell of the host. Examples of intracellular parasites are the protozoan Plasmodium, the causative agent of malaria. They thrive inside the cells of their human host. Plasmodium species have different stages in their life cycle.
Detailed explanation-2: -An endoparasite lives inside the host’s body; an ectoparasite lives outside, on the host’s surface.
Detailed explanation-3: -Endoparasites include ascarids or roundworms (Toxocara cati and Toxascaris leonina), hookworms (Ancylostoma and Uncinaria), and coccidia.
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