Which one of the following term characterizes the interaction between herpes simplex virus and a human?

Explanation

A parasite requires the host cell’s metabolic energy and the host’s protein-synthesis system for replication, and this causes harm to the host cell. Therefore, such a biological relationship is called parasitism. The Herpes simplex virus lives inside human cells and is completely dependent on them for nutrition and replication, and it harms humans; hence, the “interaction” (biological relationship) between the two is correctly termed parasitism, which is expressed by option (a). Endoparasitism is also essentially a subtype of parasitism in which the parasite lives inside the host’s body. This is also applicable in the context of the interaction between Herpes simplex virus and humans. Possibly considering this as correct, the Bihar Public Service Commission gave its answer as option (d).