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Published on: August 13, 2026
Which one of the following is categorised as a parasite in true sense?
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Head louse living on the human scalp as well as laying eggs on human hair: This is a "true parasite" (specifically an ectoparasite) because the louse spends its entire life cycle on the host, deriving all its nourishment from the host's blood and using the host's body as its habitat for reproduction.
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