They spent one night in a house whose host had just died.

"The original host could have died almost immediately," she said thoughtfully.

Once possessed, the Mushi will feed until its host dies.

All these hosts must die; strike, stay your hand-no matter.

These parasites and insects couldn't care less whether the host lives or dies.

He supposed that one day he really should learn how to call back such spirits when their hosts died.

For example, if the host dies, the pathogen population inside may die out entirely.

My host, perhaps, had been dying at that very moment.

When the host died, the Wardens began to die as well, and decomposition was swift.