Here's how 'parasite' went from a laughing matter to a serious biological threat (www.npr.org)

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[-] Quibblekrust 3 points 1 day ago

It's a recurring column called "Word of the Week", and it's discussing the origin and classical usage of the word "parasite". What's so hard to understand about that?

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