In <21643 at sci.med.aids> bay at eden.rutgers.edu (Doctor Science) writes:
>mic2mcb at leeds.ac.uk (M.C. Bean) writes:
>Remember, a parasite is better off if it doesn't kill its host.
Not necessarily, sometimes negative effects to the host are
necessary for the propagation of the parasite. Take malaria for example,
it kills 1 million a year, this is how the parasite can get transmitted
effectively, by reproducing to large enough numbers that a subsequent
mosquito bite will cause parasites to be taken up and transmitted to new
hosts. Unfiortunately this often results in the death of the host.
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Duane
University of Manitoba; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
umfunk15 at cc.umanitoba.ca
