Jenny Nguyen
November 25, 13
Diane Putnam
Parasite Is Worst Than Having A War
Ever wonder why we get sick? Most people believe it 's because of "germs" but it 's actually humans and other organisms that are constantly under attack by parasites. Parasitism is a kind of harmful coaction between two species. It is a relation between two individual called host.
Parasite is mainly a food coaction, but the parasite derives shelter and protection from the host.
Parasites are intelligent, they do not ordinarily kill its host, at least not until the parasite has completed its reproductive cycle. Parasites may not cause immediate mortality but they cause damage to the body structure, and may cause death. Parasites can be divided into different classes of parasite: Toxoplasmosis, …show more content…
Parasites have spread a role on earth and it is our responsibility to understand the role of parasites, learn to coexist with parasites, without allowing the parasites to enter or more importantly take up residence and stay inside our body.
To begin with, Parasites are all around us: in the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink. Parasites lives in a tremendous diversity in ways and adaptations to benefit from their hosts. Many parasites are satisfied with just living off of their hosts, while others decide their hosts must die. In the United States, recent doctors claimed, "In recent medical studies it has been estimated that 85% of the North American adult population has at least one form of parasite living in their bodies. Some authorities feel this figure may be as high as 95%." This
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statement shows the statistics of our population being infected by parasites. Parasites have adaptations, special body parts that make it easier for them to infest you. There are parasites that can cause you lots of discomfort or disease. Majority of the doctors agree that "90% of