parasite
Example Sentences
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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
Among the conditions his website says his supplements can help treat are parasites and Lyme disease.
Fujitsu is "not a parasite" for continuing to profit from government contracts in the wake of the Post Office Horizon scandal, its boss told MPs.
From BBC
In one striking case, a ground squirrel bone from Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, dated to about 1.8 million years ago, showed evidence of infection by the parasite that causes sleeping sickness in humans.
From Science Daily
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