parasitologists
They study freeloaders
Parasitologists are scientists who study parasites—organisms that live on or in host organisms at the host's expense.
The field encompasses everything from intestinal worms to malaria-causing protozoa to ticks and lice.
Parasitologists work in medicine, veterinary science, and ecology: Parasitologists identified the pathogen responsible for the outbreak.
Endoparasitic worm organisms
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
- nematodesCylindrical unsegmented worms
- ectoparasitesParasites inhabiting host surfaces
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
tapeworms · flukes · roundworms · hookworms
Those who entertain guests
- vectorsDirected magnitude quantities
- life cyclesOrganism's complete stage sequence
- transmissionSending of information
- reservoirsBodies storing water supply
intermediate hosts · wildlife · zoonoses · ecosystems · biodiversity · coevolution · mosquitoes · ticks
Identification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- patientsThose receiving medical treatment
- clinicsOutpatient treatment facilities
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
tropical medicine · infectious disease · physicians · hospitals · epidemiology · public health · case studies · symptoms
Systematic knowledge seekers
- researchersThose who study systematically
- laboratoriesFacilities for scientific investigation
- microscopesOptical enlargement instruments
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
publications · fieldwork · dissertations · grants · experiments · data · hypotheses · journals
Earth's warmest climate belt
- developing countriesNations with growing economies
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
Asia · Latin America · rainforests · rural communities · sanitation · water quality · poverty · eradication
helminths
Endoparasitic worm organisms
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
- nematodesCylindrical unsegmented worms
- ectoparasitesParasites inhabiting host surfaces
malaria · tapeworms · flukes · roundworms · hookworms
hosts
Those who entertain guests
- vectorsDirected magnitude quantities
- life cyclesOrganism's complete stage sequence
- transmissionSending of information
reservoirs · intermediate hosts · wildlife · zoonoses · ecosystems · biodiversity · coevolution · mosquitoes · ticks · snails
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- patientsThose receiving medical treatment
- clinicsOutpatient treatment facilities
pathology · tropical medicine · infectious disease · physicians · hospitals · epidemiology · public health · case studies · symptoms · therapeutics
scientists
Systematic knowledge seekers
- researchersThose who study systematically
- laboratoriesFacilities for scientific investigation
- microscopesOptical enlargement instruments
specimens · publications · fieldwork · dissertations · grants · experiments · data · hypotheses · journals · studies
tropical regions
Earth's warmest climate belt
- developing countriesNations with growing economies
- expeditionsOrganized journeys for exploration
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
Africa · Asia · Latin America · rainforests · rural communities · sanitation · water quality · poverty · eradication
parasitologistsvirologists
Scientists studying viruses
bacteriologists · immunologists · mycologists · microbiologists · oncologists
parasitologistsornithologists
Scientists studying birds
ichthyologists · entomologists · veterinarians · wildlife biologists