[HN Gopher] I volunteered to be infected with 50 parasitic worms...
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I volunteered to be infected with 50 parasitic worms for a research
study
Author : zdw
Score : 26 points
Date : 2021-01-28 15:20 UTC (7 hours ago)
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| pvaldes wrote:
| Favourite parasites, Copepods...
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| Exquisite election, nothing like a Lernaeolophus to appreciate
| our fine mammalian lifestyle. Nasty Necator, otherwise... yuck.
| BugsJustFindMe wrote:
| So I keep reading reports about how hookworms are like a super
| cure for autoimmune disorders from allergies to Crohn's disease.
| Does anyone know why we can't just inject, ingest, or apply
| whatever it is that they emit? Like...why is there not a
| treatment for eczema yet better than steroid creams?
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