PPT-External Parasites

INAG 120 Equine Health Management November 21 2011 Ectoparasites parasites that attack skin and body openings Flies Black FliesMidges Ticks Mosquitoes Lice Mites Mechanism of blood feeding. At MTG, it's our goal to make self-catheterization of the bladder possible for anyone regardless of gender, disease, or disability. An Exploration of the Importance of Anthelmintic Herbs . for . Wellness. By Jackie Christensen, MS, HHP, NC, MH. Parasites-The Unwanted Guests. Medical research . has estimated . that . 85-95% . of the North American adult . Internal Parasites. An internal parasite lives at least part of its life cycle inside the host.. There are more than 150 types of internal parasites that can infect equine.. Symptoms. Weight loss. Listlessness. “A parasite is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life in or on the living tissue of a host organism and which causes harm to the host without immediately killing it.” (Source: . Unit C . Animal Management. Essential Standard 5.00: Understand management of agriculture animals. . Objective 5.02: Classify diseases of animals and preventative maintenance procedures. . Preventative Maintenance. i. ): . The parasite niche. CfE . Advanced Higher. Unit 2 Organisms and Evolution. SQA mandatory key information. Parasites tend to have a narrow niche as they have high host specificity and may lead to parasites which are degenerate. They are lacking in structures and organs found in other organisms. . Herbivory. , and Parasitism. Types of Species Interactions. When two species interact, the effects for each species can be positive, negative, or neutral.. Competition -/-. Amensalism. -/0. Commensalism +/0. What ORGANSISMS CAN BE PARASITES?. JUST ABOUT ANY ORGANISM. What ORGANSISMS CAN BE PARASITES?. Remember our list of . MICRO-ORGANISMS = MICROBES. BACTERIA. VIRUSES. PROTOZOA (. protists. ). some. FUNGI. Ammar. . Jusmani. / Clinical Microbiology . Ibn. . Sina. University for the Medical & Pharmaceutical Sciences. DEFINITION OF PARASITOLOGY. Parasitology. is the field of study of disease . Causing PATHOGENS that depend on hosts . Copepods . Type of crustacean. Lives on outside of fish. www.natgeocreative.com. Hoeg. et al. 2005. Isopods. www.uj.ac.za. Type of crustacean. Lives on outside of fish. Joao Pedro Silva. Klaus . Stlefel. Guests. . Are You an Unknowing Host?. . Pam Porter. . Can you believe that once upon a time, parasites were thought to be desirable?. Oh, how times have changed!. Parasites Defined. . Common organism that feeds off another organism. Its main purpose is to consume decaying matter if available. If not, the organism will consume other live organisms.. Small Animal Technology. Common Diseases. 6 Categories. 1) Infectious Diseases. 2) Noninfectious Diseases. 3) Internal Parasites. 4) External Parasites. 5) Fungal Diseases. 6) Poisonings. Symptoms of Illness. Parasites are living things that use other living things - like your body - for . food (nourishment) . and a place to . live .. . You can get them from contaminated food or water, a bug bite, or sexual contact. . Parasites: An organism living on or in another organism called host that provides it with protection and nourishment.. Host: the animal that harbors a parasites.. Type of parasites:. Obligate parasites : those parasites that cannot exists with out a host.eg: malaria.