2) #58 and was created by John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski. The Rudy Jones version of the Parasite first appeared in Firestorm (vol. Shooter, who began working for DC at age 13, says that his inspiration for the villain was learning about parasites in his ninth-grade biology class. The Raymond Maxwell Jenson version of the Parasite first appeared in Action Comics #340 (August 1966) and was created by Jim Shooter. Different versions of Parasite appeared in TV shows set in the Arrowverse, with William Mapother portraying Rudy Jones in the second season, Anthony Konechny portraying Raymond Jensen in the fourth season of Supergirl, and Rya Kihlstedt portraying a variation of Alexandra Allston renamed Ally Allston in the second season of Superman & Lois. He has also been portrayed in live-action television by Brendan Fletcher in Smallville. The Rudy Jones incarnation of the Parasite has been substantially adapted from the comics into multiple forms of media, most notably in the DC Animated Universe's Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League. In 2009, Parasite was ranked as IGN's 61st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. The most recurring Parasite is Rudy Jones, who is a main adversary of Superman and belongs to the collective of enemies that make up his rogues gallery.

Each version of the character has the ability to temporarily absorb the life-energy, superpowers, and knowledge of others. Parasite is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Absorption of energy, powers, and knowledge via physical contact.

He has been developing new sampling methods for surveillance, monitoring and control of disease vectors. As a medical entomologist, he has worked extensively in malaria endemic countries, exploring several aspects of vector biology, ranging from evolutionary biology, speciation and genetics of mosquitoes, to the ecology and behaviour in relation to their vector role.

Marco Pombi is Associate Professor in Parasitology at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. He tweets writes posts for the Malaria World blog.ĭr. His work has been published internationally in several prestigious scientific journals. He is also passionate about improving ecosystems for young researchers in Africa.

He is a mosquito biologist and public health expert working on sustainable approaches for surveillance, prevention and control of vector-borne diseases. Fredros Okumu is Director of Science at the Ifakara Health Institute and Adjunct Professor at Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science & Technology, Tanzania.

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