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intermediate host [‚in·tər′mēd·ē·ət ′hōst] (biology) The host in which a parasite multiplies asexually. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| However, these studies did not clarify whether animals other than civets were involved in transmission of SARS-CoV to humans or whether civets were an intermediate host or the natural reservoir host of SARS-CoVs. Scientists don't know why California trout are spared, but suspect that the faster-moving water in California might reduce the number of tubafex worms which serve as an intermediate host for the whirling disease parasites. Overgrazing may have promoted population outbreaks of small mammal intermediate hosts of the parasite and increased the density of the small mammal intermediate host, especially O. |
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