Host
Parasites
Relationship
The
word
infection
(derived
from
Latin)
means
to
mix
with
or
corrupt.
The
term
refers
to
the
relationship
between
the
host
and
the
parasite
and
the
competition
for
supermacy
that
takes
place
between
them.
If
the
host
has
upper
hand,
due
to
increased
host
resistance
it
remains
healthy
and
the
parasite
is
either
driven
away
or
assumes
a
benign
relationship
with
the
host.
On
the
contrary,
if
the
host
loses
the
competition
(may
be
due
to
increased
pathogenicity),
disease
develops
