variants
also parasitical
as in symbiotic
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NTDs refer to a diverse group of parasitic and bacterial diseases that cause significant morbidity and mortality in more than one billion people around the globe, which disproportionately affect poor and marginalized populations.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The center has also led health efforts, including the push to eradicate the tropical parasitic Guinea worm disease.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
Tanaka hopes that this kind of research will open up the world of parasitic crickets to the public.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Guinea worm infections are caused by a parasitic worm whose larvae can contaminate water.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The center has also led health efforts, including the push to eradicate the tropical parasitic Guinea worm disease.
—Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
Tanaka hopes that this kind of research will open up the world of parasitic crickets to the public.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Guinea worm infections are caused by a parasitic worm whose larvae can contaminate water.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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