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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. duskwu+Za2[view] [source] 2026-02-05 01:45:12
>>I_drea+332
How would you draw the line? The common cold, tuberculosis, malaria, and hookworm are all caused by foreign bodies which enter the human body, reproduce, and cause illness; the only difference is the size of those agents (virus, bacterium, single-cell parasite, multicellular parasite).
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