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Standardization

Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.

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human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Biology; Parasitology

A group of viruses that impact on the immune system and severely reduce its effectiveness in fighting disease. Infection may lead to AIDS. Infection occurs through transfer of ...

hologonic

Biology; Parasitology

Development in which only one sex (usually the female) is present in a colony, as in Strongyloides stercoralis infections.

hooklet

Biology; Parasitology

In tapeworms, the small hook-like organ of attachment present on the rostellum of the tapeworm scolex. A small hook.

network security

Computer; Computer science

Network security[1] consists of the provisions and policies adopted by a network administrator to prevent and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a ...

aberrant host

Biology; Parasitology

One in which the parasite cannot complete its development or appropriate phase of its development. A dead end host form which it cannot continue its life cycle.

abnormal host

Biology; Parasitology

This term implies that the host is not the usual one. In this broad sense there are two kinds of abnormal hosts, accidental and aberrant. We prefer to use one or the other of ...

abopercular end

Biology; Parasitology

In eggs having an operculum, the opposite end is referred to as the “abopercular end.” Accidental Host A host in which the parasite is not commonly found, nevertheless it is one ...

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