Summary: Parasites

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  • What are the four main environments that parasites can inhabit inside the body?

    • Skin
    • Respiratory tract
    • Gastrointestinal tract
    • Blood/tissue
  • What are examples of benefits of being a parasite in the skin?

    • Easy access to host and nutrients
    • Temperature stability from hosts skin
    • oxygen supply
  • What are some costs of being a parasite in the skin?

    • Osmotic balance
    • more exposed to environmental changes
    • easily removed e.g. Host grooming
  • What are some benefits of being a parasite in the respiratory tract?

    • Entrance and exit is relatively simple
    • Oxygen rich
    • Well protected from environment
  • What are some of the costs of being a parasite in the respiratory tract?

    • Blood defences
    • Limited food supply
  • What are some of the benefits of being a parasite in the Gastrointestinal tract?

    • Lots of food (nutrients and blood)
    • easy access
  • What are some of the costs of being a parasite in the Gastrointestinal tract?

    • Extreme pH (acidic)
    • anoxic
  • What are some of the benefits of being a parasite in the Blood/tissue?

    • Highly regulated with blood and nutrients
    • Cysts can go undetected from the host's defense
  • What are some of the costs of being a parasite in the blood/tissue?

    • Highly exposed to defenses
    • Complicated entry and exit
  • What is an example of a skin parasite?

    Mites, ticks, isopods and flukes
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