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Write an essay on ectoparasites​

Answer 1

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Ectoparasite:
A parasite that lives on or in the skin but not within the body. Fleas and lice are ectoparasites. Ectoparasites are often arthropods that attack the exterior surface of a host. For example, the common tick is the carrier of the extracellular bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi responsible for Lyme disease. The bacteria are introduced into the host when the tick bites him/her to obtain a blood meal. Ectoparasites such as ticks and lice can cause anaemia, as well as weight loss, which can even be fatal if parasite burdens are particularly high [19]. For example, half of all infant deaths in one study population of Chacma baboons are thought to have been due to ticks.

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Answer 2

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The phylum arthropoda contains over 85 per cent of all known species of animal. Most common arthropod ectoparasites that associated with cats are from class Insecta and class Arachnid. Arthropoda is a Geek word arthros which means a joint and podos means foot. Three basic characteristics of the Arthropods jointed appendages, segmented body and external skeleton.