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Parasite is a person or organism who lives in on another organism or who lives at the expense of another. A parasite is a sponger, a lazy profiteer, a drain on society.
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NOV 03, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
There is such a specialized, complex network of neurons serving the gut that it is sometimes referred to as out second b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2025Microbiology
Malaria is a leading cause of death among children in sub-Saharan Africa, and is to blame for over 600,000 deaths worldw ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2025Microbiology
Chagas disease has been called “the most neglected of the neglected diseases” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are well known as the energy producers of cells, but they have other crucial functions as well. One of thos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2025Immunology
Malaria is a life-threatening illness spread through mosquitos. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 202 ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJUL 14, 2025Microbiology
Can a fungus serve as an STD that is deadly to mosquitoes, to prevent malaria transmission?Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have revealed a crucial mechanism used by the immune system to shield the gut during an infection.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2025Cancer
Burkitt lymphoma, a cancer that impacts a subset of immune cells called B cells, develops most often in children and you ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 04, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease that is caused by parasites, which infect red blood cells. The symptoms can present i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), whi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, auto ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2025Earth & The Environment
In 1987, there were about 5 billion people in the world. Now, there are more than 8 billion of us, and we are developing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Some species of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei can a serious and deadly illness caused sleeping sickness. These parasit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2024Immunology
Malaria is a life-threatening disease that is transferred by mosquito bites. Interestingly, a specific type of mosquito ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeNOV 13, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2024Microbiology
All complex life on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells, which are more sophisticated t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2024Immunology
Malaria is a life-threatening disease commonly transmitted by mosquitos. Symptoms include fever, chills, vomiting, heada ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeAUG 11, 2024Microbiology
While melting ice in the Arctic has revealed ancient microbes, there is a lake in Antarctica with levels of salt that ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2024Microbiology
Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals on earth because they transmit diseases including malaria, which is thought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2024Microbiology
Archaea are a relatively recently discovered group of microorganisms that occupy their own branch on the tree of life. T ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2024Microbiology
Tens of thousands of people die from antibiotic resistant infections very year, and these pathogenic microbes present a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2023Microbiology
In a new study that assessed seventeen research reports from eleven countries, scientists determined that cat ownership ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2023Microbiology
Many people are familiar with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii because it is carried by cats. It is also found in und ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2023Microbiology
Some types of mosquitoes transmit malaria, which is caused by a parasite. About half of the people in the world are thre ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is such a specialized, complex network of neurons serving the gut that it is sometimes referred to as out second b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2025
Microbiology
Malaria is a leading cause of death among children in sub-Saharan Africa, and is to blame for over 600,000 deaths worldw
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2025
Microbiology
Chagas disease has been called “the most neglected of the neglected diseases” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are well known as the energy producers of cells, but they have other crucial functions as well. One of thos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2025
Immunology
Malaria is a life-threatening illness spread through mosquitos. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 202
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUL 14, 2025
Microbiology
Can a fungus serve as an STD that is deadly to mosquitoes, to prevent malaria transmission?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have revealed a crucial mechanism used by the immune system to shield the gut during an infection.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2025
Cancer
Burkitt lymphoma, a cancer that impacts a subset of immune cells called B cells, develops most often in children and you
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 04, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease that is caused by parasites, which infect red blood cells. The symptoms can present i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas disease is considered a neglected tropical disease; it is caused by a protozoan parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi), whi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are many symptoms that are common to a wide variety of diseases, like fever, which can indicate an infection, auto
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2025
Earth & The Environment
In 1987, there were about 5 billion people in the world. Now, there are more than 8 billion of us, and we are developing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Some species of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei can a serious and deadly illness caused sleeping sickness. These parasit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2024
Immunology
Malaria is a life-threatening disease that is transferred by mosquito bites. Interestingly, a specific type of mosquito
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
NOV 13, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2024
Microbiology
All complex life on Earth, including plants and animals, are made up of eukaryotic cells, which are more sophisticated t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2024
Immunology
Malaria is a life-threatening disease commonly transmitted by mosquitos. Symptoms include fever, chills, vomiting, heada
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
AUG 11, 2024
Microbiology
While melting ice in the Arctic has revealed ancient microbes, there is a lake in Antarctica with levels of salt that ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2024
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest animals on earth because they transmit diseases including malaria, which is thought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2024
Microbiology
Archaea are a relatively recently discovered group of microorganisms that occupy their own branch on the tree of life. T
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Microbiology
Tens of thousands of people die from antibiotic resistant infections very year, and these pathogenic microbes present a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2023
Microbiology
In a new study that assessed seventeen research reports from eleven countries, scientists determined that cat ownership
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2023
Microbiology
Many people are familiar with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii because it is carried by cats. It is also found in und
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2023
Microbiology
Some types of mosquitoes transmit malaria, which is caused by a parasite. About half of the people in the world are thre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch