Organism - A living being that can reproduce, grow, react to external stimuli, and maintain its internal equilibrium.⏎
Parasitism - A close relationship between two organisms in which one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the host organism.⏎
Reproduction - The process by which parent organisms create new offspring by either sexual or asexual means.⏎
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health, NIAID conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.⏎
Reservoir - An organism in which a parasite that is pathogenic for some other organism lives and reproduces without harming its host.⏎