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ECTOPARASITE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
DEF

A parasite which lives on the outside of the body of its host.

CONT

An alternative ... purpose of the IgE [immunoglobulin E] system might be to defend against ectoparasites such as ticks, chiggers, scabies, lice, fleas or bedbugs. A minor problem for most people in modern societies, ectoparasites have, throughout most of human evolution, been a constant nuisance, as well as the vectors for many diseases.

Key term(s)
  • ectoparasites

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
DEF

Parasite qui vit à la surface du corps de son hôte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Sanidad animal (Agricultura)
DEF

Parásito que vive en la superficie externa de su huésped y se alimenta de éste.

CONT

Varroa jacobsoni: es un ectoparásito (parásito que vive en la superficie de otro organismo) se alimenta de los adultos y de las larvas de las abejas.

Key term(s)
  • ectoparásitos
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