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1. I_drea+332[view] [source] 2026-02-05 00:40:29
>>bookof+(OP)
Honest question here: how is a worm (parasite) considered a "disease"? I Googled this question two different ways and got two different responses.
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2. nemoma+r42[view] [source] 2026-02-05 00:50:24
>>I_drea+332
I guess the same way a virus is a disease, in that a small living thing gets inside you and harms you / causes immune system reactions?

I think technically you get a parasite and then it causes a disease in reaction, but if it's a parasite you can spread it's basically fine to model it / talk about eradicating it in the same way right?

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