parasitologist
Studies harmful freeloaders
A parasitologist is a scientist who studies parasites—organisms that live on or inside other organisms at the host's expense.
The field spans medicine, veterinary science, and ecology, examining everything from intestinal worms to malaria-causing protozoa.
The parasitologist identified the species from a stool sample.
Endoparasitic worm organisms
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
- nematodeThreadlike parasitic worm
- trematodeParasitic flatworm class
- plasmodiumMultinucleate protoplasmic mass
ectoparasite · endoparasite · larvae · arthropod · fluke · roundworm · tapeworm · hookworm
One receiving guests
- vectorQuantity with direction
- transmissionSending of information
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- life-cycleOrganism's complete developmental sequence
reservoir · vector-borne · waterborne · fecal-oral · zoonotic · endemic · habitat · adaptation
Facility for scientific investigation
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- specimenIndividual for examination
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
identification · taxonomy · phylogenetics · life-cycle · morphology · diagnostics · sampling · publication
Identification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
pharmacology · ivermectin · chloroquine · patient · therapy · prophylaxis · resistance · efficacy
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- leishmaniasisSandfly-transmitted parasitic disease
- giardiasisProtozoan intestinal infection
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
- hookwormIntestinal blood-feeding nematode
helminths
Endoparasitic worm organisms
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
- nematodeThreadlike parasitic worm
- trematodeParasitic flatworm class
plasmodium · ectoparasite · endoparasite · larvae · arthropod · fluke · roundworm · tapeworm · hookworm · giardia
host
One receiving guests
- vectorQuantity with direction
- transmissionSending of information
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
life-cycle · reservoir · vector-borne · waterborne · fecal-oral · zoonotic · endemic · habitat · adaptation · coevolution
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- specimenIndividual for examination
dissection · identification · taxonomy · phylogenetics · life-cycle · morphology · diagnostics · sampling · publication · academic
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
tropical · pharmacology · ivermectin · chloroquine · patient · therapy · prophylaxis · resistance · efficacy · dosage
malaria
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- leishmaniasisSandfly-transmitted parasitic disease
- giardiasisProtozoan intestinal infection
- toxoplasmosisParasitic infection from cats
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