Humans are the accidental hosts in the life cycle, while dogs, cats, and other mammals are definitive hosts, copepods are first intermediate hosts, and various amphibians and reptiles are second intermediate hosts.
Humans are the accidental hosts in the life cycle, while dogs, cats, and other mammals are definitive hosts. Copepods (freshwater crustaceans) are the first intermediate hosts, and various amphibians and reptiles are second intermediate hosts.