incidental host

incidental host
a host that harbors a pathogenic organism but cannot pass it on to another host; called also dead end h.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Host (biology) — In biology, a host is an organism that harbors a parasite, or a mutual or commensal symbiont, typically providing nourishment and shelter. In botany, a host plant is one that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other… …   Wikipedia

  • dead end host — incidental h …   Medical dictionary

  • Papillomavirus — Taxobox name = Papillomavirus image width = 240px image caption = EM of papillomavirus virus group = I familia = Papillomaviridae Papillomaviruses were first identified in the early 20th century, when it was shown that skin warts, or papillomas,… …   Wikipedia

  • Babesia — Texas fever redirects here. For other uses, see Texas fever (disambiguation). Babesia[1][2] Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Hymenolepididae — Taxobox name = Cyclophyllidea regnum = Animalia phylum = Platyhelminthes classis = Cestoda ordo = Cyclophyllidea familia = Hymenolepididae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Hymenolepis Armadolepis Rodentolepis hellip;Hymenolepididae is… …   Wikipedia

  • Parasitoid — SEM image of endoparasitoid ciliates of the genus Collinia, which can cause mass mortality in affected krill populations A parasitoid is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life history attached to or within a single host… …   Wikipedia

  • Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

  • Abiogenic petroleum origin — is a largely abandoned hypothesis that was proposed as an alternative to theory of biological petroleum origin. It was relatively popular in the past, but it went largely forgotten at the end of the 20th century after it failed to predict the… …   Wikipedia

  • Parasite — An organism that lives in or on and takes its nourishment from another organism. A parasite cannot live independently. Parasitic diseases include infections by protozoa, helminths, and arthropods: {{}}Protozoa Malaria is caused by plasmodium, a… …   Medical dictionary

  • Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack — The soundtrack to the game Grand Theft Auto IV, like the previous games in the series, is mostly made up of in game radio stations. These radio stations can be listened to when driving various vehicles in the game, or at the start menu. Radio… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”