Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?
Episode 27 min 27s

Can We Worm Our Way Into Better Health?

From CrowdScience BBC World Service

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.

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Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Producer: Marijke Peters

(Picture: Tapeworm in human intestine, Credit: selvanegra/Getty Images)

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