Sarcoptes scabiei are a species of mites that cause ___________.
Transmission of infectious agents from an infected host to a susceptible contemporary is called _____________ transmission.
The flagellated and feeding form of Giardia is the ______________.
Dipylidium caninum is known as the dog or cat _______________.
True or false: The etiologic agents of amoebic dysentery, giardiasis, malaria, and toxoplasmosis are _________________ (e.g., the classification)
Regarding the stages of infection, ___________ is the period during which the pathogen is killed off or brought into remission by the immune system.
The most common worm parasite in humans globally belongs to the genus _____________.
Dracunculiasis is also known as Guinea ____________ disease.
After ingestion by pigs of Taenia ova (eggs) excreted in human feces, the pigs (swine) develop ________________.
Ascaris is a genus of roundworms, also known as ______________.
The etiologic agents of anthrax, cat scratch fever, brucellosis, diphtheria, gonorrhea, legionellosis, and Lyme disease are bacterial.
Short-term immunity achieved by transferring serum that contains antibodies intramuscularly to a recipient is an example of artificially acquired __________ immunity.
Tapeworms belong to this group of platyhelminths.
Regarding the stages of infection, The ___________ period is the time when the disease is present but not symptomatic or detected. This term is sometimes used instead of incubation period for chronic diseases such as cancer.
Regarding herd _____________, the reproduction number is the number of cases a single case generates on average over time if it is infectious in an entirely susceptible population.
Psittacosis is known as "___________ fever."
Tularemia is also known as (aka) __________ fever.
The etiologic agent of ancylostomiasis is a nematode which is a type of ______________.