Parasites
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Invertebrate organisms that live on or in another organism (the host), and benefit at the expense of the other. Traditionally excluded from definition of parasites are pathogenic BACTERIA, FUNGI, VIRUSES, and PLANTS, though they may live parasitically. |
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GEN or unspecified only: prefer specifics; for parasiticides, consider ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS & their specifics; in lower animals: Manual 22.20; relation to parasitic diseases: Manual 22.12-.20; parasites in food or par |
Parasites Definitions and Terms
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