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Types of Hosts

• Often have complex life cycles that alternate between sexual and asexual stages.

• Most require at least 2 different kinds of hosts to complete their life cycle:

1. Definitive host (primary host)

• The host in which the parasite matures and reproduces (sexually)
• The host in which eggs are released

2. Intermediate host

• Hosts in which larval stages develop and undergo asexual reproduction
• Results in an increase in the number of the individuals

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