BBC WORLD SERVICE: CrowdScience: Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?

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We test the science behind parasitic therapy to answer listener Michael’s question about whether intestinal worms can help us stay healthy, and visit a deworming programme in a rural Ugandan village.

Period13 Oct 2017

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  • TitleCan We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?
    Media name/outletBBC World Service
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date13/10/17
    DescriptionWe test the science behind parasitic therapy to answer listener Michael’s question about whether intestinal worms can help us stay healthy, and visit a deworming programme in a rural Ugandan village.
    URLwww.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csv3f2
    PersonsSheena Cruickshank
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Keywords

  • parasites
  • worms
  • infection
  • immunology