RT Book, Section
A1 Elston, Dirk M.
A1 Ali, Asra
A1 Bogle, Melissa A.
A1 Hatter, Alyn D.
A2 Ali, Asra
SR Print(0)
ID 1176115498
T1 Cutaneous Infestations
T2 McGraw-Hill Education Specialty Board Review Dermatology: A Pictorial Review, 3e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071793230
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176115498
RD 2024/04/19
AB An  organism  that  lives  on  or  within  another  organism  (host)A  parasite  causes  harm  to  the  host.  This  distinguishes  parasitism  from  commensalism,  in  which  the  host  derives  no  benefit  but  is  not  injured,  and  mutualism,  where  the  relationship  benefits  both  organismsHost,  in  addition  to  providing  a  steady  food  source,  provides  warmth  and  shelterDefinitive  host  are  those  in  which  parasite  becomes  sexually  mature  and  undergoes  reproductionReservoir  hosts  are  those  in  which  parasites  that  are  pathogenic  to  other  animals  or  to  humans  resideVector  are  agent  by  which  a  parasite  is  transmitted  to  the  host  (e.g.,  arthropod,  mollusk)