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Ch. 23 - Parasitic Protozoa, Helminths, and Arthropod Vectors
Bauman - Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy 6th Edition
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Capitolo 23, Problema 7

The definitive host for Toxoplasma gondii is __________.


a. humans
b. cats
c. birds
d. mosquitoes

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Understand the concept of a definitive host: In parasitology, the definitive host is the organism in which a parasite reaches sexual maturity and reproduces sexually.
Recall the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii: This parasite has a complex life cycle involving multiple hosts, but sexual reproduction occurs only in one specific host.
Identify the host where Toxoplasma gondii undergoes sexual reproduction: This is the key to determining the definitive host.
Review the options given: humans, cats, birds, and mosquitoes, and consider which of these is known to support the sexual phase of Toxoplasma gondii.
Conclude that the definitive host is the organism where the parasite completes its sexual cycle, which is cats in the case of Toxoplasma gondii.

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