HERE'S HOW 'PARASITE' WENT FROM A LAUGHING MATTER TO A SERIOUS BIOLOGICAL THREAT

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Odysseus did not face the parasite Cyclospora in his 10-year journey home. But the word "parasite" originated as a popular character trope in Greek literature.

NPR Topics: Culture reports that odysseus did not face the parasite Cyclospora in his 10-year journey home.

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