| Job Title |
Parasitologist |
| Job Description |
Studies Characteristics, Habits, And Life Cycles Of Animal
Parasites, Such As Protozoans, Tapeworms, Roundworms, Flukes,
And Other Parasitic Organisms, To Determine Manner In Which They
Attack Human Beings And Animals And Effects Produced:
Investigates Modes Of Transmission From Host To Host. Develops
Methods And Agents To Combat Parasites. May Specialize In Study
Of One Variety Of Parasite, Such As Animal Parasites That
Attack Man, And Be Designated Medical Parasitologist (profess.
& Kin.); Of Parasitic Worms And Be Designated Helminthologist
(profess. & Kin.); Of One Celled Free Living And Parasitic
Organisms And Be Designated Protozoologist (profess. & Kin.).
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