parasites
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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 portion of the raw stool is transferred into a centrifuge, where it’s spun to concentrate the parasites and make them easier for scientists to spot under a microscope.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
Marine biologists and fisheries scientists believe human influence is the main cause - impact on climate; hydropower systems that eels have to migrate through; pollution and contamination; introduction of exotic parasites; and overfishing.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
On the other hand, the sounds made by certain wood-boring insects enable their parasites to find them, and to the male mosquito the wing- beat of the female is a siren song.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
