parasite

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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered that Toxoplasma gondii, a widespread parasite estimated to infect up to one-third of the world's population, is far more intricate than scientists once believed.

From Science Daily

The mites' tendency to latch onto juvenile spiders suggests opportunistic behavior, since younger spiders are more exposed to parasites and predators.

From Science Daily

That idea has long been used to describe evolutionary standoffs between species, such as hosts and the parasites or pathogens that attack them.

From Science Daily

A healthy dog in the San Fernando Valley was found to be infected with a parasite commonly found in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Suspecting an environmental link, the scientists and officials considered various possible culprits, from a rare moose-borne parasite to blue-green algae blooms to Agent Orange sprayed on the province in the 1970s.

From BBC