Question

by taking the example of Malaria (a disease) explain host and parasite​

Answer 1

A host, parasite is a relationship in which one organism harms the other organism.

Explanation:

• A host is an organism on which another harmful organism resides and takes benefit from it.

• A parasite is an organism which lives on a host and infects it.

• Malaria is a diseases cause by the anopheles mosquito. As the mosquito infects the humans, hence the anopheles mosquito is the parasite.

• As human being is the organism being infected by the mosquito, hence human beings are the host.