parasite density
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parasite
noun[C]
uk/ˈpær.ə.saɪt/us/ˈper.ə.saɪt/
an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds ...
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density
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈden.sɪ.ti/us/ˈden.sə.t̬i/
the number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of ...
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We expect that withinhostparasitedensityshould not affect parasite fecundity in insular populations, contrary to mainland populations.
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The remaining 245 patients hadparasitedensityversus time modelled initially for each patient separately.
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This appendix lists a variety ofparasitedensitymodels whose properties have been explored by either analytical or numerical methods.
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Each peak is identified by having aparasitedensityhigher than the 3 preceding values, and not lower than the 3 following values.
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Thus, dose affects morbidity only through its effects on the timing and\\or magnitude of peakparasitedensity(or variables highly correlated to these).
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Larval sealworms transmitted to fish are also susceptible to an encapsulation response that varies with host species and age, andparasitedensity.
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No independent association of malaria with preterm delivery was observed, although increasing placentalparasitedensitywas associated with prematurity in the univariate analysis.
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An experimental animal study could shed light upon the relationship betweenparasitedensityand cirrhosis.
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Once peakparasitedensity, and the timing of it, had been controlled for, there was no independent effect of dose on morbidity.
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In addition to its effects on bloodmeal size,parasitedensitywas also associated with the propensity of mosquitoes to blood feed.
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Patients with very large amplitudes in theirparasitedensity-time profiles have highly synchronous infections whereas less synchronous infections have amplitudes that approach zero.
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This results from better conditions for herbivores and generalist parasites which may increase species richness andparasitedensitybut decrease diversity indices.
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When the correlation coefficients betweenparasitedensityand mucous cell density were calculated, it was found that these parameters were positively associated.
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Interestingly, however, the increased infectiousness of asymptomatic carriers could not simply be explained byparasitedensity.
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Thus, the role of temporal changes inparasitedensityand changes in host size could not be distinguished.
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Data on asexualparasitedensityand gametocyte density were log10 transformed prior to analyses to reduce overdispersion in the distribution.
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First, that peakparasitedensitywill increase with increasing dose, and second that across dose treatments, all parasite peaks will occur on the same day.
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Population predictedparasitedensitycurve derived from nonlinear mixed effects modelling (>).
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After 7 days the majority of patients hadparasitedensity-time profiles that had either reached a plateau or begun to decline.
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The logarithmicparasitedensityrise with time profile does not continue until it reaches saturation (100 %).
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