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Meanings of parasites in English

Russian
паразит
Portuguese
parasito
Catalan
paràsita
Spanish
parásito
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Organism adapted to living on or in another organism and causing harm to its host.

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      Usage of parasites in English
      1
      They think diseases or parasites rather than climatic factors could be responsible.
      Radio NZ
      2
      The risk of other parasites did not differ significantly with orphans' age.
      Pubmed
      3
      Each new mutation led to parasites which could prey on earlier parasites.
      The Hyperion Cantos
      4
      Conclusions: Type II and NE-II parasites cause congenital toxoplasmosis in North America.
      Pubmed
      5
      It also allows assessing the proportion of parasites at different developmental stages.
      Pubmed
      6
      Background: Antenatal exposure to parasites can affect infants' subsequent responses to vaccination.
      Pubmed
      7
      My Thursday evening group for blood parasites, it's called Free and Clear.
      Fight Club
      8
      Little is known, however, about the invasion machinery of rodent malaria parasites.
      Pubmed
      9
      Sensitive, high-throughput methods to detect malaria parasites in low-transmission settings are needed.
      Pubmed
      10
      However, little is known about the interactions between these birds and parasites.
      Pubmed
      11
      Aquaculture also employs inhumane methods to physically detach parasites from the fish.
      The Guardian
      12
      On cutting open the tiger, parasites are frequently found in the flesh.
      Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
      13
      Whenever there is discovery and invention, the parasites are not far behind.
      The Lost Sisterhood
      14
      Wired: What would parasites have to do with food allergies or alopecia?
      Wired
      15
      The thought came to him: when the host weakens, the parasites fatten.
      Dancer’s Lament
      16
      Analysis of synchronized parasites revealed significant developmental stage specificity of the epigenome.
      Pubmed
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      Parasites through the time
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      United States of America
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Less common