New research looked at if exposure to pathogens, in particular helminths, can stimulate the immune system and reduce predisposition for inflammatory bowel disease. According to the World Health ...

Soil-transmitted helminth infections are caused by different species of parasitic worms, including whipworms, hookworms and roundworms. Worldwide, more than 1.5 billion people are infected with at ...

There are three classes of helminth parasites, namely nematodes (round worms), cestodes (tape worms), and trematodes (represented by human flukes such as Schistosoma mansoni). Experimental studies in ...

This is called helminthic therapy. Helminths are thought to help treat these diseases by inhibiting the body’s immune response, which in turn reduces inflammation. To begin the treatment ...

[11] Furthermore, development of vaccines for helminth infections, such as hookworm, are currently under way and could provide significant benefit for pregnant women and their infants in helminth ...