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The human disease is River Blindness and the mosquito carries the pathogen. Which symbiotic relationship happens between Wolbachia and its host? Mutualism, parasitism, or commensalism?
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River Blindness is a human disease caused by a parasitic worm called Onchocerca volvulus. Show more…
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