Borrelia burgdorferi invades the blood and tissues of various infected mammals and birds. The natural reservoir for Borrelia burgdorferi is thought to be the white-footed mouse. Ticks transfer the spirochetes to the white-tailed deer, humans, and other warm-blooded animals after a blood meal on an infected animal. In humans, dogs, and many other animals, infection with Borrelia burgdorferi results in the pathology of Lyme disease.
A parasite is an organisms that lives in or on another organism to obtain food directly.
That's called a parasite.
This is called a parasite. They can be a fungus such as ringworm or toenail fungus. They can be bacteria that cause disease such as cholera, pneumonia or the plague. They also can be tapeworms.
This type of community interaction is called parasitism. In parasitism, one species benefits (parasite) while the other is harmed (host). Parasites derive nutrients or resources from the host organism, often causing damage or disease in the process.
there is no type of parasitism that doesnt harm the host. parasitism by definition means: an organism living within another larger organism where the parasite benefits from the host and the host is harmed (diseases).when the parasite is benificial to the host (in case of tryconymphs in coacroaches that helps them to digest cellulose) the relation is called symbiotic relation and not parasitism
A parasite is an organism that lives in or on another organism (host) and benefits at the expense of the host's health or resources. Parasites can cause harm to their hosts by causing disease or feeding on their tissues.
Lyme Disease is neither, it is caused by a bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi .
If you count bacteria and viruses, a virus tends to feed off bacteria.
parasite
The organism from which a parasite obtains nutritional needs is called a host. The host is a food source and a home for the parasite.
It's called a "parasite".
It is called a Parasite. (Ex:Tapeworm.)
Parasite.
A Parasite
A parasite is an organisms that lives in or on another organism to obtain food directly.
It is a parasitic relationship. The organism benefiting is the parasite, while the other organism is the host.
The correct term, in this instance, would be parasite.