ectoparasitism

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ectoparasitism

the state in which the ectoparasite is living on the surface of the host's body.

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No references found			Among homeless persons, ectoparasitism is very common; body lice (Pediculus humanus humanus) are of particular interest because they transmit 3 bacterial bloodstream infections: trench fever (B. Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica bacteremia in homeless woman by Rebaudet, Stanislas; Genot, Severine; Renvoise, Aurelie; Fournier, Pierre-Edouard; Stein, Andreas / Emerging Infectious Diseases Ectoparasitism and vector-borne diseases in 930 homeless people from Marseilles. Preventing and controlling emerging and reemerging transmissible ... by Badiaga, Sekene; Raoult, Didier; Brouqui, Philippe / Emerging Infectious Diseases Such levels of ectoparasitism are realistic in a rural habitat; for example, in 1 night in our study in Gologolo, a basic light trap caught 26 fleas in a single room. Plague and the human flea, Tanzania by Libois, Roland / Emerging Infectious Diseases			ecthyma Ecthyma Contagiosum ecto- ectoantigen ectoblast ectocardia ectocervix ectocytic ectoderm ectodermal cloaca ectodermal dysplasia ectodermic ectodermoidal ectodermosis ectoentad ectoenzyme ectogenous ectoglobular ectomere ectomesenchyme ectomorph ectomorphy ectomy ectopagus ectoparasite ectoparasitism ectophyte ectopia ectopia cordis ectopia lentis ectopia of the macula ectopia pupillae congenita ectopia testis ectopic ectopic ACTH syndrome ectopic beat ectopic Cushing syndrome ectopic focus ectopic hormone ectopic kidney ectopic myelopoiesis ectopic pacemaker Ectopic parathyroid tissue ectopic pregnancy ectopic rhythm ectopic schistosomiasis ectopic tachycardia ectopic teratism ectopic testis ectopic ureter ectoplacental cone			Ectomycorhhizae Ectomycorrhiza Ectomycorrhiza Ectomycorrhizae Ectomycorrhizae Ectomycorrhizal Ectomycorrhizal Ectomycorrhizal fungus Ectomycorrhizal fungus Ectomycorrhizally Ectomycorrhizally Ectomycorrhyzae Ectonucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterase Ectonucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterase 1 ectopagus ectoparasite ectoparasite ectoparasite Ectoparasites Ectoparasites Ectoparasites ectoparasitic ectoparasitic ectoparasitic Ectoparasitic infestations Ectoparasitic infestations Ectoparasitic infestations Ectoparasiticides Ectoparasiticides Ectoparasiticides ectoparasitism Ectoparasitoid ectophagous ectophloic siphonostele ectophyte ectophyte ectophyte ectopia ectopia ectopia ectopia cordis ectopia cordis ectopia cordis ectopia lentis ectopia lentis ectopia lentis Ectopia Lentis et Pupillae ectopia of the macula ectopia pupillae ectopia pupillae congenita ectopia pupillae congenita ectopia pupillae congenita ectopia testis ectopic ectopic ectopic ectopic ACTH syndrome ectopic ACTH syndrome Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia ectopic beat ectopic beat

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