Question

ectoparasites often serve as vectors for other parasites or disease-causing organisms. a) Define the term ectoparasite. b) Explain how fleas are both ectoparasites and a vector for tapeworms. c) Name 3 human diseases transmitted by ectoparasites and indicate the ectoparasite that is responsible for each.

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

Ectoparasite is an organism that lives and survive on its host. They are external parasite that live on the skin of their host.

B. Fleas are both ectoparasite and vectors of tapeworms.

Fleas lives on the body or skin of their host tapeworm or humans. Tapeworm are endoparasites that resides in human intestine. They survived by feeding and sucking the blood of their host. They are vectors because they transmit disease or are carriers of pathogens and eggs of tapeworm.

C. The three disease transmitted by ectoparasite to human are:

1. Malaria and this transmitted by female anopheles mosquito.

2. Sleeping sickness, it is transmitted by tse-tse fly.

3. Scabies, this is transmitted by mites.