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Definitive host
The primary host in which a parasite reaches maturity and reproduces sexually.
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Promastigote
An elongated form of the flagellate that resides extracellularly, found in leishmania and other invertebrate hosts.
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Epimastigote
A form of the trypanosome characterized by a short undulating membrane, found in the hindgut of the vector, and invertebrate hosts.
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Trypomastigote
The long form of the trypanosome with a long undulating membrane, found in the vertebrate host.
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Amastigote
A spherical form of the parasite, intracellular with an internal flagella, found in vertebrate hosts.
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
A skin infection caused by Leishmania species, characterized by sores that can heal over time.
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Leishmania braziliensis
Causes mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, primarily affecting mucosal layers, and is transmitted by sandflies.
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Visceral Leishmaniasis
A severe form of leishmaniasis affecting internal organs, caused by Leishmania donovani.
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Trypanosoma brucei
A parasite that causes African sleeping sickness, with two main forms: gambiense (chronic) and rhodesiense (acute).
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Chagas disease
A disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, primarily transmitted by kissing bugs.
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Plasmodium
The genus of parasites that causes malaria, with species that affect red blood cells.
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Anopheles mosquito
The mosquito that serves as the definitive host for the Plasmodium species.
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Hemozoin
A pigment formed from the degradation of hemoglobin by malaria parasites in red blood cells.
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Duffy blood group
A blood group system that determines susceptibility to Plasmodium vivax infection.
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Sarcocystis
A genus of parasites that undergo heteroxenous cycles between carnivorous and herbivorous hosts.
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Toxoplasma gondii
The causative agent of toxoplasmosis, transmitted through contaminated food or from animals.
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PCR diagnosis
A molecular technique used to detect the presence of specific genetic material from pathogens.
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Eimeria
A genus of protozoan parasites that infect a wide variety of hosts, often causing enteritis.