Providers

Feeders are animals whose blood, lymph, or tissues feed on certain types of parasites, such as ticks and insects. These parasites are obligate hematophages, meaning they obtain nutrients only from the blood of their hosts.

Various animals can be hosts, depending on the type of parasite. For example, blood-sucking ticks, such as the taiga tick, feed on the blood of mammals, including humans. Other types of mites, such as the scabies mite, feed on the lymph and skin tissue of their host.

In some cases, the host may not be aware that he is a source of food for parasites. For example, when bitten by a tick infected with the encephalitis virus, the parasite can enter a person’s bloodstream and begin to multiply inside his body. Only after the tick leaves the human body can it be discovered that the parasite has been infected with a virus.

In addition, some parasites can move from one host to another. For example, some types of helminths can infect humans through consumption of contaminated water or food. In this case, a person can become a host for helminths, which can then pass to other animals or even to a person, who again infects them with parasites.

Thus, hosts are animals that serve as a source of food for various types of parasites. It is important to remember that infection with parasites can be dangerous to the health and even life of a person or animal, so it is necessary to take precautions and prevent infection.

Provider, blood sucker, feeding on the blood of its owner

A feeder, a bloodsucker, or in common parlance a “money bag,” is a tick that sucks blood from animals and humans. These parasites have adapted to living conditions in plants. They are comfortable living in the warm season in bushes, shrubs, and grass. Hirudosos are called leeches used to treat diseases. These annelids have a preference for the blood of warm-blooded mammals. Bloodsuckers are given grazing duties in the animal world, which is reflected in the name