How to Use parasite in a Sentence

parasite

noun
Definition of parasitenext
Synonyms for parasitenext
  • She's a parasite who only stays with him for the money.
  • Many diseases are caused by parasites.
  • These new companies are parasites feeding off the success of those who spent the last decade establishing the industry.
  • The parasites can’t live more than a day or two away from their human host.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Just keep a careful eye out for those pesky parasites, Keesing says.
    — Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
  • One of the most widespread parasites on the planet can also be one of the most difficult to study.
    — Bycatherine Offord, science.org, 31 Mar. 2023
  • My sister has had a parasite in her for a couple years now.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 June 2022
  • This allowed the parasite to move on to its optimal host.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The parasite works on adults, but children resist it (so Caleb’s daughter Frankie was safe).
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 18 July 2022
  • Attempting to get rid of a parasite might bring about this eye disease.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The third is the dangerous parasite that such snails may be carrying: the rat lungworm.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 July 2022
  • Cougars in Yellowstone National Park are known to be hosts of the parasite.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2022
  • His own research has found evidence that the same parasite plays a role in schizophrenia.
    — Ellen Barry, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The parasites infect and destroy red blood cells by forcing their cell membrane to break open.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The parasites don’t seem to be as attracted to human skin as other species of native ticks are.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The parasite and disease are native to Europe and were first detected in the United States in 1958.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The way the parasite ends up in the head after being ingested is as unpleasant as the concept of worm eggs in the brain, according to the CDC.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The parasite hides in the muscles of the sea lion’s body, and can make movement, eating and even breathing difficult.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
  • In humans, the parasite multiplies in liver cells and red blood cells.
    — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The Bay tells the (fake) story of a seaside town that was annihilated by a parasite and the coverup that followed.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 14 June 2023
  • This idea was supported in a 2012 study that looked at viruses, fungi and parasites as well.
    — Tara C. Smith, Quanta Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • This idea was supported in a 2012 study that looked at viruses, fungi, and parasites as well.
    — WIRED, 19 Nov. 2023
  • No more testing of the water is planned, but officials will add signage that warns swimmers of the dangers of the parasite.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 27 July 2022
  • The antibody works by breaking the life cycle of the parasite, which is spread through mosquito bites.
    — Carla K. Johnson, ajc, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The parasite does not infect humans, even if consumed, DWR said.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The worry is that local sand flies could bite dogs that are imported from places where the parasite is common and then bite humans.
    — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Her thoughts told her things like that her food had parasites or harmful chemicals.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Whatever the source, storing the toxin in skin and feathers may help protect the birds against parasites, Jønsson says.
    — Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The disease spreads via a parasite that gets transmitted to a person through a mosquito bite.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Heartworm is a parasite that causes a pulmonary disease in pets like dogs, cats and ferrets.
    — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2022

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