Biology GCSE
Host
What Host means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Host
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Reference: AQA
The human, in whom the protist multiplies in red blood cells and causes symptoms.
Topics that use Host
- Protist diseases (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Community health
- Life cycle
- Prevention strategies
- Protist
- Transmission
- Treatment and control
- Vector
- Vectors and transmission
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