PATHOLOGY MCQ
PARASITIC DISEASES
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Question
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What is an example of an ectoparasite?
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Flea
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Hookworm
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Tapeworm
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Lungworm
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An ectoparasite is a parasite that lives externally on another animal, but does not kill it. Common examples of ectoparasites include fleas, head lice and bed bugs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historically, fleas are among the most important ectoparasites of humans in that several species are the natural vectors of several important infectious diseases, like plague.
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