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parasitic

[par-uh-sit-ik] / ˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
like a parasite
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This same effect is experienced by millions of people worldwide who live with long-term parasitic worm infections.

From Science Daily

Health officials are urging people not to handle lambs on farm visits this spring after an outbreak of a parasitic infection linked to farm animals last year left dozens sick.

From BBC

In mice, however, the protein appears to be produced by mucus-secreting Goblet cells in response to inflammation or certain parasitic infections.

From Science Daily

Those earlier versions contained fragments of parasitic DNA.

From Science Daily

"Although previous DNA-based surveys have revealed a wide diversity of marine fungi, only a handful of parasitic species have ever been isolated, and their ecology has remained largely unknown," said Pou-Solà.

From Science Daily