Fenomena host-parasite
defence
Fenomena host-parasite
defence
In regard to host defence against parasite, behaviourally
host has been choosing a site to live or being active at
certain times of day and season to avoid parasites
In fact, parasites have evolutionarily countered such
strategies by for example :
adapting their transmission pathways to increase the
chances of an encounter with the next host.
in many cases, the behaviour of intermediate hosts is
actively rigged by the parasite to meet the next host in
its life cycle
Gain entrance to tissues or by which they manipulate
the signalling network of the immune system.
A particular aspect to understand all these facts is the role of
parasite actions against the host's defence systems