Because that is the exact definition of a parasite; they need to feed and live off other items, objects or species. Without living off another source, they will just die out.
It would depend on the type of parasite. Some parasites would be contagious through feces/body secretions etc. Other parasites stay in the host.
Bacteria and other parasites are density dependent. For example, tuberculosis which is caused by a bacteria that is spread through the air when someone who is infected sneezes or coughs, and it infects a higher percentage of people in high-density cities than in rural areas.
Independent means you don't have to rely on other people to get by whereas dependent you have to depend on other people to get by.
Parasites are organisms that live inside humans or other organisms who act as hosts. They are dependent on their hosts because they are unable to produce food or energy for themselves.
The deworming drug used is dependent on the type of parasites being targeted, so it is dependent on the situation.
Parasites can limit the growth of a population. They take nourishment from their hosts, often weakening them and causing disease or death. As the population of parasites grow, the population of their hosts tend to decrease.
Parasites can limit the growth of a population. They take nourishment from their hosts, often weakening them and causing disease or death. As the population of parasites grow, the population of their hosts tend to decrease.
Parasites can limit the growth of a population. They take nourishment from their hosts, often weakening them and causing disease or death. As the population of parasites grow, the population of their hosts tend to decrease.
Parasites can limit the growth of a population. They take nourishment from their hosts, often weakening them and causing disease or death. As the population of parasites grow, the population of their hosts tend to decrease.
Parasites can limit the growth of a population. They take nourishment from their hosts, often weakening them and causing disease or death.As the population of parasites grow, the population of their hosts tend to decrease.
Dogs are not parasites because parasites suck the blood of other animals. Dogs are hosts to various parasites, such as ticks and fleas.
That can happen. Parasites which feed on other parasites are called epiparasites or hyperparasites. Examples for that are Ichneumon flies like Pachyneuron minutissimum. Sometimes certain developmental stages of trematodes can feed on other trematode life stages.