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Intestinal worms: can they keep you healthy?

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Nov2006 (Volume) 19 (Number) 2
Medium (Periodical) Biological Sciences Review.
Classif 570 BIO
Subject Health
Page 2-6
Authors Faulkner, Helen
White, Andrew
Contents

Intestinal worms are parasites that can seriously damage human health, but scientists now believe they may also play a positive role in the prevention of allergy.

Keywords
Allergies     Allergy     Hookworm     House dust mite     Immune system     Infection     Intestinal worms     Intestines     Parasites     Roundworm     Tapeworm     Whipworm     Worms