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This chapter explains the most basic phenomena of the parasites of humans. The term parasite (Greek: parasitos) is used here exclusively for animals, which live totally or at least in a considerable percentage on costs of humans and/or animals. The basic definitions are given for key terms such as host types, host specificity, ontogenesis of parasites, alternation of generations, individual development, adaptations, immune-evasion, immune reaction, pathogenicity and basic methods of diagnosis.
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). The Phenomenon Parasitism. In: Human Parasites. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32802-7_1
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