Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
RK Anish

Abstract:
Behaviour-altering parasites are parasites with two or more hosts, capable of causing changes in the behavior of one of their hosts to enhance their transmission, sometimes directly affecting the hosts' decision-making and behavior control mechanisms. Among the behavioral changes caused by parasites is carelessness, making their hosts easier prey. Parasites may alter the host's behavior by infecting the host's central nervous system, or by altering its neurochemical communication. Parasites may alter hosts' behaviors in ways that increase their likelihood of transmission