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What kind of Parasite?

I have to do a 5 page paper on a parasite. I can only use published literature within the past 2 years (including this year) for my paper. We are able to get the literature off the internet.

Can anyone help me pick a parasite that is interesting, and I will be able to get the 5 pages of research?

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Answer #1

Hey! Do your paper on The Human Bot Fly! This thing is knarly dude! The bot fly injects its egg into the skin of a Human or other mammal. The larvae matures under the skin, its supposed to be wicked painful, and it breaks out of the skin when it turns into a fly! This thing is big too! Lots of info online and at libraries about this nasty critter! Let me know how it goes lol! I saw it on Discovery Channel

Answer #2

I agree with the Bot fly, but there are many interesting parasites, one eats the tongue of a salmon and then attaches itself where the tongue used to be.so it gets first crack at the food the fish eats.

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