Which one of the following terms characterises the interaction between the herpes simplex virus and a human?

விடை: (A) Parasitism

• (A) சரி

  Correct: the virus benefits and the human host is harmed.

• (B) தவறு

  Wrong: symbiosis implies mutual benefit.

• (C) தவறு

  Wrong: endosymbiosis is mutually beneficial (e.g. mitochondria origin).

• (D) தவறு

  Wrong: a subtype; the standard term for this interaction is parasitism.