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Human Whipworm

How whipworms wreak havoc on the gut. Signaling through interleukin-10 (IL-10) receptors on gut immune cells plays a critical role in protecting the gut lining and microbiota from disruption caused by whipworms, according to a new study. Source 7t.

Whipworm Human

What is bugging me is how the parasite even lands in our system in the very beginning! Some kinds will just do catastrophic overall damage to you and even give you permanent conditions without you realizing it too late.