Question

What is a Primary host?

Answer 1

Host :

1. It can be defined as the organism which harbors and provides support for another organism.
2. A host is larger than the organism which harbors it.

Primary host :

1. A primary host is defined as the host that a parasite or any other organism requires to become sexually mature to reproduce and spread infection.
2. It can be a human or any other living organism.

Example: The primary host of the malarial parasite Plasmodium is the female Anopheles.