Types of Parasites

These are diseases spread by parasitic arthropods.

Vector borne parasitic diseases

Parasitology

A parasite is an organism that takes from and hurts its host organism in order to survive. 

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Types of Pathogens

Parasitism is a type of symbiotic relationship in which one symbiont (the parasite) benefits while the other (the host) is harmed.

Parasitism

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Bacteria are single celled, prokaryotic organisms that are capable of living in extreme conditions and have cell walls composed of peptidoglycan. They are either heterotrophic or autotrophic and can be harmless or cause disease (Mycobacterium tuberculosis).

Bacteria

Viruses are simple microorganisms that infect cells with the potential to cause disease. A virus particle, or virion, is made of RNA or DNA and an outer protein shell called a capsid. Viruses are dependent on an infected host cell in order to reproduce; they cannot reproduce by themselves.

Viruses

Parasite

The name Fungi encompasses a diverse group of heterotrophic organisms both macroscopic, like mushrooms and molds, and microscopic such as yeasts and spores.

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