CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMind-Altering Parasite May Make Infected People More Attractive, Study Suggestswww.sciencealert.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down13
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minus-squareJakeroxs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 hours agoParasite does mean it causes some form of harm to the host. That’s what makes it parasitism vs mutualism
Parasite does mean it causes some form of harm to the host. That’s what makes it parasitism vs mutualism
But that harm can be very mild.