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Can parasites affect your pancreas?


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Parasites:

  1. An organism that causes harm to another organism that it feeds on(the host).
  2. Examples of parasites-tapeworms, fleas, barnacles, etc.
  3. Parasites like Ascaris lumbricoides are known to cause pancreatitis.
  4. It is a condition when the organ begins to digest itself.

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