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parasite

[par-uh-sahyt] / ˈpær əˌsaɪt /


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As for Marmalade, she contracted a parasite disease and died in May.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

However, as concerns about the parasite eased over the following weeks, sales recovered, returning to mid-single-digit growth by early August, finance chief Tricia Tolivar shared with me.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

These include threats to animal health, including the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

And Taylor Farms would certainly top the list for anyone glued to a toilet bowl lately, thanks to the company’s alleged indiscretion handling lettuce laced with the “explosive diarrhea” parasite.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

It is a perfect parasite because it transforms virtually every part of the body into a digested slime of virus particles.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

The executive order comes as the Trump administration is seeking to lower record-high beef prices for consumers, driven by drought and an outbreak of parasites in US beef stocks.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Their cloudy-looking eyes can appear almost lifeless, and parasites are often found attached directly to the eyeballs.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Handling wild game can pose food-safety risks: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that raw or undercooked wild game, including bear meat, can carry trichinella parasites, which cause trichinellosis.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

A lab tests the mosquitoes for parasites and viruses.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Many of the microscopic parasites that produced malaria would survive the sublethal dose and produce offspring capable of withstanding a full dose of the medicine.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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