PPT-Multi-host, multi-parasite

dynamics Andy Dobson Many thanks to Peter Hudson Mercedes Pascual and Stefano Allesina Anieke van Leeuwen amp Claire Standley Kevin Lafferty Jennifer Dunne and Giulio. Essential Questions. What is symbiosis?. List and describe (in your own words) the 5 main types of symbiosis.. Give an example for each type of symbiosis.. How Species Interact with Each Other. -Niche:. “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: . Dr Zahra Rashid . Khan. Assistant . Professor, . Hematology. Department of Pathology. PARASITE. An . organism that lives in or on another organism (its . host. ) . from . which it obtains . nourishment. Taenia saginata/ Taenia solium. Restate the basic concepts of . parasitology. Define . of the various terms related to basic . parasitology. Discuss . briefly the life cycle and pathogenesis of medically important . . M. . Saadatian. Introduction to . parasitology. 1. Introduction to . parasitology. . Parasitology. is a type of . SYMBIOSIS. (living together). (Any plant, animal, or . protist. that is . intimately. Transmission and virulence. CfE. Advanced Higher Biology. Unit . 2: . Organisms and Evolution. SQA . mandatory key information. Transmission is the spread of a parasite to a host. Virulence is the potential of a parasite to cause harm to a host. A higher rate of transmission is linked to higher virulence. Factors that increase transmission rates include the overcrowding of hosts at high density, or mechanisms that allow the parasite to spread even when infected hosts are incapacitated. Vectors and waterborne dispersal stages are examples of the latter. . 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 . it reduces costs and risks of caring for young.. ants, wasps, birds, fish. Brood parasitism. Cuckoo being . fed by host. Cuckoo catfish. Cuckoo wasp. Parasites can be generalists (uncommon) or specialists in regard to # of host species.. XOTE ON AX INTERESTING CASE OF T\VO GENERA- TIONS OF A PARASITE REARED FROM THE SAME INDIVIDUAL HOST. BY P. H. TIJIBERLAKE, U. S. DEFT. AGRICULTURE, BUREAU 01; ENTO- IIOLOGI-? CEREAI, Definitions. Zoonotic. . Diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Ex: Rabies. Parasite. Organisms that live on or in a host, which the parasite gets its food from. Host. An organism that the parasite lives on or in for part of it’s life cycle. PRESENTED BY SAIMOUN. INTRODUCTION. . Parasite. :- A living organism which receives nourishment and shelter from another organism where it lives .. . Classes of parasites . :-. . a. . Ecto-parasite. Protozoa and . helminths. (animal parasites) are studied in medical . parasitology. .. Parasite may be classified as :. Ectoparasite. -. . They inhabit the surface of the body of the host without . Using your notes about parasites, you are to . create and draw. . your . own while answering the following questions on a separate sheet of paper:. Come up with a name for your . parasite. Is your parasite an .