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“Ascariasis is the leading helminthic infection worldwide, with its peak prevalence noticed in children aged 2-10 years,” the authors wrote in the Journal of Medical Case Reports, which was published May 24.

Proponents of helminthic therapy say that exposure to intestinal parasites early in life may be beneficial for our immune systems.

To her mind, and in all honesty, the average child was a kind of walking helminthic menagerie, a thin shell of flesh and skin, inclosing hundreds, if not thousands, of Worms!

The Food and Drug Administration has not approved helminthic therapy.

What are some of the key recent advances in the study of helminthic therapy?