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In addition to stealing energy

from the host, how can parasites
cause problems for their hosts?

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they can be painful and cause illness
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Answer:

They can cause the deprivation of nutrients, fluids, and metabolites. this may also cause pathological effects in their hosts such as pathogenic effects.

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