endoparasite
Lives inside host
An endoparasite is a parasite that lives inside its host's body, as opposed to an ectoparasite, which lives on the exterior.
Tapeworms, flukes, and certain protozoa are endoparasites, inhabiting the gut, blood, or tissues of their hosts: The veterinarian found endoparasites in the dog's intestinal tract.
Parasitic worm organism
- protozoanUnicellular eukaryotic life form
- nematodeThreadlike parasitic worm
- trematodeParasitic flatworm class
- plasmodiumMultinucleate protoplasmic mass
giardia · toxoplasma · hookworm · tapeworm · roundworm · fluke · cryptosporidium · entamoeba
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- giardiasisProtozoan intestinal infection
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
- leishmaniasisSandfly-transmitted parasitic disease
- trichinosisParasitic worm infection
One receiving guests
- vectorQuantity with direction
- life cycleOrganism's full developmental sequence
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- cystFluid-filled tissue sac
Reciprocal adaptation between interacting species
- virulenceCapacity to cause disease
- pathogenicityAbility to cause illness
- zoonoticDisease from animals
- endemicNative to one area
Agent expelling intestinal parasites
- ivermectinAntiparasitic medication for worms
- metronidazoleAntiparasitic and antibacterial medication
- dewormingRemoving internal parasites medically
- antimalarialDrug preventing tropical fever
helminth
Parasitic worm organism
- protozoanUnicellular eukaryotic life form
- nematodeThreadlike parasitic worm
- trematodeParasitic flatworm class
plasmodium · giardia · toxoplasma · hookworm · tapeworm · roundworm · fluke · cryptosporidium · entamoeba · babesia
malaria
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- giardiasisProtozoan intestinal infection
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
- leishmaniasisSandfly-transmitted parasitic disease
trichinosis · sleeping sickness · river blindness · elephantiasis
host
One receiving guests
- vectorQuantity with direction
- life cycleOrganism's full developmental sequence
- larvaImmature feeding stage
cyst · egg · transmission · fecal-oral
coevolution
Reciprocal adaptation between interacting species
- virulenceCapacity to cause disease
- pathogenicityAbility to cause illness
- zoonoticDisease from animals
vermifuge
Agent expelling intestinal parasites
- ivermectinAntiparasitic medication for worms
- metronidazoleAntiparasitic and antibacterial medication
- dewormingRemoving internal parasites medically