Main host

Definition
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Term used in parasitology to describe the relationship between parasite and host.

A primary host is the preferred host of the parasite. Optimal reproduction takes place in this host.

Dermatology

Bluish-red discoloration of the acra (ends of the body: peripheral cyanosis); increased in cold and wet wea...

Dermatology

Rare, acute scleroderma-like (or associated) disease with doughy, edematous, red swelling and indurations o...

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Dermatology

Parry-Romberg syndrome (PRS), also known as hemiatrophia faciei progressiva or progressive hemifacial atrop...

Dermatology

Chronic, inflammatory, intermittent systemic disease with multiple organ involvement in the context of gene...

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles