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host

In biology, an organism that is parasitized by another. In commensalism, the partner that does not benefit may also be called the host.

host

Large computer that supports a number of smaller computers or terminals that are connected to it via a network. Hosts may be mainframe computers that service large number of terminals or green screens, or, for example, Internet hosts that serve Web pages and files to personal computers attached via the Internet.
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To the Editor: Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a zoonotic parasite that causes eosinophilic meningitis in humans after they ingest infective larvae in freshwater and terrestrial snails and slugs, paratenic hosts (such as freshwater fish, shrimps, frogs, and crabs), or contaminated vegetables.
Enzootic angiostrongyliasis in Shenzhen, China by Zhang, Ren-Li; Chen, Mu-Xin; Gao, Shi-Tong; Geng, Yi-Jie; Huang, Da-Na; Liu, Jian-Ping; Wu, Yuan-Lia / Emerging Infectious Diseases
plebeius in this case, as intermediate or paratenic hosts.
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Humans acquire the infection by oral ingestion of the Toxocara eggs through contact with larvae contaminating the teats of bitches or by the consumption of a raw or inadequately cooked paratenic host.
Seroprevalence of Toxocara antibodies in patients with adult asthma by Kaplan, Mustafa / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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