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Types of Host and Host-Parasite relationship

There are five major types of hosts depending upon their role in the life cycle of the parasites.

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Parasitic Infections: Source, Mode of Transmission, and Prevention

A parasite is a living organism (maybe a bug, bacteria, fungi, or protozoa) that lives upon and derives nutrients directly from a host (another living organism) without giving any benefit to the...

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Toxoplasma gondii: Properties, Life Cycle, and Diagnosis

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite of many vertebrates including humans and causes the disease Toxoplasmosis. Its name was derived from the crescent shape of the tachyzoite stage of the...

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Sabin-Feldman dye test: Principle and Limitations

The serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection is widely used for screening pregnant women in order to prevent congenital toxoplasmosis. The Sabin-Feldman dye test was the first test system able to...

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Lab Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitic Infections

Laboratory diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections can be done by detecting and identifying the parasites or their particular stages (ova/egg, cyst, larva, or trophozoite) in the stool...

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RDTs for Malaria Diagnosis: Principle, Results, Advantages

Rapid diagnostic tests or RDTs for malaria are a way to test whether a person with malaria-like symptoms has malaria. Malaria parasites produce proteins called antigens. RDTs detect these malarial...

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