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• Any organism that lives in or on another organism without benefiting the host organism; commonly refers to pathogens, most commonly in reference to protozoans and helminths.

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  Parasite. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/parasite.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Parasite. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/parasite (accessed: March 25, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Parasite." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/parasite.

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