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Re:The Relation of Toxoplasma Infection and Sexual Attractio... by manarth on Monday August 22, 2016 @10:59AM (#12336759)
> "parasites are generally a bad thing"

There's some evidence to suggest parasitic infection can prevent or reduce some diseases, such as asthma or Crohn's disease.

One study published in an ATS journal concluded: "Parasite infections do not in general protect against asthma, but infection with hookworm may reduce the risk of this disease" [1]

[1] http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200603-331O...

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Re:The Relation of Toxoplasma Infection and Sexual Attractio... by throwanem on Monday August 22, 2016 @01:55PM (#12338071)
I mean great, but you still have hookworm. It may well be worthwhile to identify and isolate what about having hookworm might be preventative for asthma and develop it into a therapy, but that's not quite the same thing.
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