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A fact from Host (biology) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 April 2018 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Set up merge request. Reason: both articles are stubs; the only reason why to keep Intermediate host would be that pl: has a separate article (which consists of a single line of text however). Since there is no article on primary hosts, it would probably be better —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dysmorodrepanis (talk • contribs) 15:13, 10 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]
Yes, this article doesn't even have its own section, merging is a good idea. Richard001 02:17, 29 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yes the articles should be merged. Doing so would streamline the information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.238.236.121 (talk) 01:07, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, things often move pretty slowly on Wikipedia, but since this one is about to celebrate its decennial, it's clearly time to take action. I'll redirect it here now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:03, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The definition given here "A primary host or definitive host is a host in which the parasite reaches maturity and, if applicable, reproduces sexually." leaves me confused with Plamsodium that infect humans. The gametes are produced in humans (so sexual maturity is reached), but fusion takes place in the mosquito (the sexual process). Is there a way to rephrase the definition to relieve the confusion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.22.220.150 (talk) 18:13, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The article states that it's often impossible to identify a definitive or primary host, and the example you give is one of many cases where the complexity of a parasite's life-cycle certainly bends the usual definition. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:02, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Normally, in the first sentence, alternative names for the article subject are written with bold letters. Does this mean that bolding signals here that the word or phrase that is bolded is an alternative name for the article subject? In this article guest is bolded in the first sentence. But the article is not about guests, but about the inverse. --Ettrig (talk) 11:00, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The emboldened guest just left the hotel. Hope he didn't take anything with him. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:12, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
This diagram[1], and diagrams like it, should have the source info within the template box, not outside.
Done.
It would seem the article needs some kind of historical section that covers history of research, and the context of how some of the various concepts were proposed. I'm sure the subject was pondered even in antiquity. And you've been good at covering similar context in previous articles.
Looks good, perhaps it should be placed at the beginning of the article. Also, a space is lacking before "In Early Modern". FunkMonk (talk) 05:45, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
There are some duplicate links, even within one pantograph. Perhaps try this script:[2]