Yeah! Or the increased risk of death and sickness! If tapeworms released endorphins, would it also not be a parasite? parasite (noun): an organism that lives

Yeah! Or the increased risk of death and sickness! If tapeworms released endorphins, would it also not be a parasite? parasite (noun): an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense.