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ShareA pest is an animal which has characteristics which people regard as injurious or unwanted.
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An example of serious pests are those organisms which vector human disease, such as rats and fleas which carry the plague disease, or mosquitoes which vector malaria.
For more information about the topic Pest (animal), read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
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