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Vectors Fish Tapeworms:
Any parasitic flatworm belonging to the class Cestoda (q.v.) of the phylum Platyhelminthes. The body is usu¬ally divided into segments or proglottids, although a' few tapeworms have undivided bodies and re¬semble flukes. Adult tapeworms are parasitic in vertebrate animals, usually in the intestine ( host animal. Human tapeworms were knoi Greek and Egyptian physicians, and Hippoi and Aristotle made contributions to knowled the biology of tapeworms.The term vector is applied to any animal that carries a disease-causing organism from one host to another. vectors fish tapeworms are generally divided into two types: mechanical vectors fish tapeworms and biological vectors fish tapeworms. Flies are an example of mechanical vectors fish tapeworms in that they passively transfer disease-causing organisms to food. In a biological vector the disease-causing organism multiplies or passes through an essential part of its life cycle while in the body of the vector. Among the many diseases that are transmitted through vectors fish tapeworms are malaria, yellow fever, typhus, bubonic plague, leishmaniasis, and schistosomiasis.
See Also Variety Fish Birds:
Fish is a nutritious and interesting food and the great variety fish birds of fish available and various methods of cooking mean that it should never be monotonous. Whichever fish you buy, take care it is fresh—fresh fish is easily recognisable by bright eyes and scales, a pleasant fresh smell (it should never smell of ammonia) and the stiffness of the fish—it should never be 'flabby' and limp-looking. More detailed information is given under the various kinds of fish.All are fruit and berry eaters with diets ied by insects. Some inhabit lowland forests, in the main they are found in mountain gles. See also BIRDS OF PARADISE. Other birds are hawks, pigeons, parrots, in-iing cockatoos and lories, kingfishers, honey-kers, warblers, and shrikes. Many hundreds species of fish are found, the bulk of them liv-in brackish or salt water. Reef-water fish ude trevally (of the Carangidae family), rot fish, snapper, mackerel, and tuna. In the laries are mullet, bream, and cod, but highland :ams contain few fish. Insect life is prolific. :re are many species of beautifully colored :erflies.
On The Other Hand See Types Fish:
WHITE FISH—use in fish cakes, fish pie or as a fish salad. SHELL FISH—use as potted fish, in fish salads, add to sauces. SMOKED FISH—haddock—put into a Kedgeree, add to potato for fish cakes. OILY FISH (kippers in particular)—pound for a pate to use as a sandwich filling.Some authorities believe fish to be the most numerous pets in America. Fish owners in the United States have been estimated at between ten and twenty million, and most of these have a half dozen or more pets. No kind of pet varies more from one species to another than fish, and the aquarist must be aware of the peculiarities of his own types fish if he is to be successful. However, there are certain generalizations that can be made.
