出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2010/05/26 13:26 UTC 版)
autoinfection (countable かつ uncountable; 複数形 autoinfections)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2009/11/09 23:56 UTC 版)
Autoinfection is the infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host. Therefore, the primary host is at the same time the secondary host of the parasite. Some of the organisms where autoinfection occurs are Strongyloides stercoralis, Enterobius vermicularis, Taenia solium, and Hymenolepis nana.