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Intestinal Parasites

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A parasite is a uni-or multicellular animal or plant which either temporarily or permanently lives on (ectoparasite) or within (endoparasite) a generally larger form of life (host) where it finds the necessary conditions for its metabolic processes or reproduction.

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Stein, E. (2003). Intestinal Parasites. In: Anorectal and Colon Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18977-7_19

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