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Why would it be disadvantageous for a host-specificparasite tokill its host?

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biology

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  1. Parasites cannot harm their hosts
  2. Parasites are not affected by the health status of their host.
  3. Killing the host triggers an immune response that protects other potential hosts.
  4. Parasites always improve the health of their host for long-term survival.
  5. If they cause the extinction of their host, then they themselves would also become extinct.
  6. Host-specific parasites reproduce faster when their host is deceased.
  7. Host-specific parasites can easily find alternative hosts.
  8. Host-specific parasites can survive without a host
  9. Killing the host allows the parasite to spread more easily to new hosts.
  10. All parasites are deadly to their hosts

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stemez-Biology

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