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Parasitology
Uncover the complex lives of organisms that live on and in others. Our parasitology quizzes test your knowledge of protozoan parasites, helminth worms (flukes, tapeworms), and the vectors that transmit them. A fascinating and vital field.
Life Cycle of Malaria
The complex life cycle of Plasmodium.
Protozoan Parasites
Malaria, Giardia, and Toxoplasmosis.
Helminth Parasites
Flatworms (Tapeworms, Flukes) and Roundworms.
Types of Parasites
Ectoparasites vs. endoparasites, obligate vs. facultative.
Dictionary
Key Parasitology Terms
Plain definitions, with how to say each word and where it comes from.
- Giardia
Giardia is a genus of flagellated protozoan parasites; Giardia duodenalis infects the small intestine and causes giardiasis, a common diarrheal illness.
- Helminth
A helminth is a parasitic worm, such as a roundworm, tapeworm or fluke, that lives in a host and is usually visible to the eye as an adult.
- Malaria
Malaria is a life-threatening infection caused by Plasmodium parasites, which infected female Anopheles mosquitoes pass to people when they bite.
- Nematode
A nematode, or roundworm, is an unsegmented worm with a round body and a tough cuticle, from a vast phylum of free-living and parasitic species.
- Parasite
A parasite is a living thing that makes its home on or inside a host organism and feeds from it, usually causing the host harm.
- Plasmodium
Plasmodium is a genus of single-celled parasites, spread by Anopheles mosquitoes, that infect liver and red blood cells and cause malaria.
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