human host
Organism harboring parasites
A human host is a person whose body harbors another organism—a parasite, virus, or bacterium that depends on the host for survival or reproduction.
The term appears in medical and biological contexts: The malaria parasite completes part of its life cycle in the human host.
In science fiction, human host often describes a person whose body has been taken over by an alien entity or supernatural force.
- carrierOne that transports
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- warm bodyAny available person
- organismLiving biological entity
vessel · bacteria · immune · immune system · colonized · inhabited · flesh · bodily fluids · susceptible · transmission · vector · blood meal · living · mortal · prey · invaded · cellular · bloodstream
- host-parasiteobligate parasite
- licehead louse, head lice, body louse, body lice, crab lice
- flukesfluke, trematode, liver fluke
human hostparasite
One exploiting a host
pathogen · endoparasite · ectoparasite · infectious agent · obligate parasite
human hostpathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
infectious agent · virus · bacterium · prion · disease vector
human hostguest
Welcomed visitor
visitor · invitee · attendee · party guest · houseguest
human, host, humans, humanly, humanity, humane, humanely, inhumane, humanitarian