Parasitology, Microbiology and Infection Control

Use of Parasites

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Parasites are the potential key for treating autoimmune diseases. There is a new weapon in the fight for against autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease .The common trait is that an immune system that attacks its own organs and tissues.

 Helminthic therapy is an experimental type of immuno therapy and it is the treatment of autoimmune diseases and immune disorders .

 Helminths are parasitic worms such as hookworms, whipworms, and threadworms that live within a host organism on which they rely for the nutrients. The WHO estimated that a staggering 2 billion people suffering from worm infections.