PATHOLOGY MCQ
PARASITIC DISEASES
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On the body
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In the body
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In the ear
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In the mouth
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Detailed explanation-1: -Endoparasites are parasites that live in the tissues and organs of their hosts, such as tapeworms, flukes, and protozoans of vertebrates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Endoparasites include ascarids or roundworms (Toxocara cati and Toxascaris leonina), hookworms (Ancylostoma and Uncinaria), and coccidia.
Detailed explanation-3: -An ectoparasite lives on the outside of its host; a flea is an example of an ectoparasite. Endoparasites, such as tapeworms, live within their host.
Detailed explanation-4: -Among the endoparasites, some can live inside the host cells and are called intracellular parasites. Plasmodium falciparum is one such parasite, because it lives and grows inside the red blood cells of people who have malaria.