Question

Differences between paratenic host and accidental host​

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paratenic host.

Paratenic host don't harbour infective stages , if they harbour them, then they would be called as reservoir host but not paratenic host( see second definition) No development takes place in paratenic hosts, whereas in reservoir host development and multiplication takes place.

accidental host.

the recipient of an organ or other tissue derived from another organism (the donor). accidental host one that accidentally harbors an organism that is not ordinarily parasitic in the particular species. definitive host (final host) a host in which a parasite attains sexual maturity.