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CASE ASA Lesson 8.3

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Ascarid

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Family Ascaridae; a parasitic roundworm that infests the intestines of humans and animals.

The larval or maggot stage of the bot fly or nit fly that migrates from the tongue or mouth to the stomach of horses, or from the nostrils to the sinus cavities of sheep, goats, and deer, where they may grow to be over ½ inch long; hard to control.

External parasite

A parasite that attacks the outside of an animal's body.

One of the many organisms that are members of the phylum Pltyhelminthes.

Flatworms of the class Trematoda that, at maturity, are internal parasites of vertebrate animals and humans, but in snails usually have intermediate stages. The mature worms are usually seed-shaped and found in the liver, alimentary canal, and other body cavities, attached usually by two suckers.