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parasite

[par-uh-sahyt] / ˈpær əˌsaɪt /


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And talk to your veterinarian about a parasite prevention plan to combat fleas and other pests.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

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

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

An unusually large flare-up of cyclosporiasis, a food-borne illness caused by the cyclospora parasite, has sickened more than 10,000 people, according to the CDC.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

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

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

My forehead had become host to an alien parasite: the biggest pimple I’d ever had in my entire life.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

The earliest he can replant is 2029, he said, to ensure parasites from the burned wood don’t affect his saplings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

"One of my takeaway conclusions from the Science paper was that many Greenland sharks have parasites attached to their eyes -- which could impair their vision," she says.

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

When a mosquito takes a blood meal, it also swallows any viruses or parasites living in its host’s blood.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Everywhere, in field and hedgerow and garden and forest, the insect predators and parasites are at work.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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