Which of these interactions does not represent a typical parasite-host interaction?
A) A virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and causes a nonfatal disease in humans.
B) Leeches attach to a boy swimming in a pond; he removes them as quickly as possible.
C) Tapeworms become established in a cat and are transmitted to other cats in the household.
D) A wasp lays eggs in a moth caterpillar; hatched wasps consume and kill the moth caterpillar.
E) The E. coli bacterium lives normally in the human intestine, but when ingested, it causes disease.
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