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Definitions of infestation
  1. noun
    a swarm of insects that attack plants

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  2. noun
    the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
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  • crabs infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
  • hookworm infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
  • trichinosis infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
  • trombiculiasis infestation with chiggers
  • pediculosis pubis infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
  • pediculosis corporis infestation of body skin with lice
  • river blindness infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
  • fasciolosis infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
  • acariosis infestation with itch mites
  • trichiniasis infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
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