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兽医寄生虫学是研究寄生于家畜、家禽、伴侣动物(猫、犬)和其他动物的各种寄生虫及其所引起疾病的科学。更确切地说,它是研究寄生虫和宿主相互关系的一门科学。这门学科的内容,一方面必须研究家养动物的寄生虫,即研究寄生在动物机体的各种寄生虫的分类学、形态学、生活史、生物化学、生理学和生态学的问题;另一方面必须研究由寄生虫感染所引起的疾病,即研究侵袭动物机体的各种寄生虫的致病作用,由其引起疾病的流行病学、临床症状、病理变化、免疫、诊断方法、治疗、预防和控制措施以及由人畜共患的寄生虫所引起的公共卫生等问题。

Veterinary Parasitology is the science that deals with the parasites of domestic animals including livestock, poultry, companion animals (cats and dogs) and other animals. More specifically, it is the science that deals with the interactions between a host and the population of parasites that are found on or in that host. A more encompassing point of view, from an epidemiological perspective, would define Veterinary Parasitology as the science that deals with the interactions between host populations and the parasites that infect them. This broad definition means that Veterinary Parasitology covers many aspects of parasites of domestic animals and their hosts including: the morphology, taxonomy, life cycles of parasites, biochemistry, physiology and the immunological, pathological and clinical responses of the host to the presence of parasites, all aspects of treatments, control of parasitic infections, diseases and the public health aspects of parasites of domestic animals that may also infect humans.