Host (redirected from accidental host)

host (host)

1. an organism that harbors or nourishes another organism (the parasite).

2. the recipient of an organ or other tissue derived from another organism (the donor).

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accidental host  one that accidentally harbors an organism that is not ordinarily parasitic in the particular species.

definitive host , final host the organism in which a parasite passes its adult and sexual existence.

intermediate host  the organism in which a parasite passes its larval or nonsexual existence.

paratenic host  an animal acting as a substitute intermediate host of a parasite, usually having acquired the parasite by ingestion of the original host.

primary host  definitive h.

reservoir host  reservoir (3).

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host (hst)

n.

1. The animal or plant on which or in which a parasitic organism lives.

2. The recipient of a transplanted tissue or organ.

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Host

The organism that harbors or nourishes another organism (parasite). In bartonellosis, the person infected with Bartonella basilliformis.

Mentioned in: Bartonellosis, Dengue Fever, Elephantiasis, Fluke Infections, Guinea Worm Infection, Hookworm Disease, Leishmaniasis, Trichinosis

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host

1. an animal or plant that harbors and provides sustenance for another organism (the parasite). Includes paratenic, intermediate etc.

2. the recipient of an organ or other tissue derived from another organism (the donor).

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accidental host

one that accidentally harbors an organism that is not ordinarily parasitic in the particular species.

alternate host

intermediate host.

dead-end host

the disease cannot be transmitted from the infected host to another animal.

host determinants

characteristics in the host which determine its susceptibility to a disease, e.g. closeness to parturition and metabolic diseases.

host-parasite reaction

the inflammatory reaction that sometimes occurs around a parasite in tissues, e.g. a warble fly larva in the esophageal wall.

predilection host

the host preferred by a parasite.

primary host

definitive host.

reservoir host

an animal (or species) that is infected by a parasite, and which serves as a source of infection for humans or another species.

host risk factors

epidemiological factors contributing to the development of a disease and which are contributed by the host.

secondary host

intermediate host.

host specificity

the characteristic of a parasite that renders it capable of infecting only one or more specific hosts.

transfer host, transport host

one that is used until the appropriate definitive host is reached, but is not necessary to complete the life cycle of the parasite.

host variable

see host determinants (above).