{"id":61576,"date":"2021-03-24T10:45:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T10:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spana.org\/?p=61576"},"modified":"2023-10-04T22:56:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:56:05","slug":"what-is-a-parasite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Parasite?"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even in the best conditions, animals are susceptible to infections from parasites. Find out what they are and how they can be treated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":61577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is a Parasite? | SPANA Australia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Even in the best conditions, animals are susceptible to infections from parasites. Find out what parasites are and how they can be treated.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is a Parasite? | SPANA Australia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Even in the best conditions, animals are susceptible to infections from parasites. Find out what parasites are and how they can be treated.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SPANA Australia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-24T10:45:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-10-04T11:56:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/donkey-examined-by-vets-scaled-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nick Shread\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nick Shread\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/\",\"name\":\"What is a Parasite? | SPANA Australia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/donkey-examined-by-vets-scaled-1.avif\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-03-24T10:45:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-04T11:56:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/#\/schema\/person\/98601bfc7981415e206ab637eed45126\"},\"description\":\"Even in the best conditions, animals are susceptible to infections from parasites. Find out what parasites are and how they can be treated.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/donkey-examined-by-vets-scaled-1.avif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/donkey-examined-by-vets-scaled-1.avif\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Donkey being examined by vet\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What is a Parasite?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/\",\"name\":\"SPANA Australia\",\"description\":\"Improving the welfare of working animals\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/#\/schema\/person\/98601bfc7981415e206ab637eed45126\",\"name\":\"Nick Shread\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0346c4e843a7c7330144e9ad82b868d65df1e80432ec17f69b843b455a14a152?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0346c4e843a7c7330144e9ad82b868d65df1e80432ec17f69b843b455a14a152?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Nick Shread\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What is a Parasite? | SPANA Australia","description":"Even in the best conditions, animals are susceptible to infections from parasites. Find out what parasites are and how they can be treated.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What is a Parasite? | SPANA Australia","og_description":"Even in the best conditions, animals are susceptible to infections from parasites. Find out what parasites are and how they can be treated.","og_url":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/","og_site_name":"SPANA Australia","article_published_time":"2021-03-24T10:45:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-10-04T11:56:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/donkey-examined-by-vets-scaled-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Nick Shread","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nick Shread"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/","url":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/","name":"What is a Parasite? | SPANA Australia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/donkey-examined-by-vets-scaled-1.avif","datePublished":"2021-03-24T10:45:14+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-04T11:56:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/#\/schema\/person\/98601bfc7981415e206ab637eed45126"},"description":"Even in the best conditions, animals are susceptible to infections from parasites. Find out what parasites are and how they can be treated.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/donkey-examined-by-vets-scaled-1.avif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/03\/donkey-examined-by-vets-scaled-1.avif","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Donkey being examined by vet"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/blog\/what-is-a-parasite\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What is a Parasite?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/#website","url":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/","name":"SPANA Australia","description":"Improving the welfare of working animals","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/#\/schema\/person\/98601bfc7981415e206ab637eed45126","name":"Nick Shread","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0346c4e843a7c7330144e9ad82b868d65df1e80432ec17f69b843b455a14a152?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0346c4e843a7c7330144e9ad82b868d65df1e80432ec17f69b843b455a14a152?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Nick Shread"}}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spana.org\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}