parasites
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Below the surface of Norway’s glassy ocean fjords, a series of cameras closely monitors thousands of salmon for parasites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Bedbugs are small, wingless parasites that can live on clothes, furniture and bedding.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Our host, sitting alongside his “BioCharger” machine, prepared us for a session in which he would rid us of parasites inside the body and also parasites out in the world.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
For example, before vaccines kick in, sharing a litter box with another house cat risks transferring parasites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The parasite breeds there, and then baby parasites get crapped out into the water by birds, whereupon they meet with a fish, and the cycle begins anew.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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