New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis — a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm — have been revealed by researchers at Penn State.
The study — which took place in mice and was published in PLOS Pathogens — used a mouse model to examine how the body reacts to the parasite’s eggs, which trigger an immune response if they make their way into tissues and organs.
The researchers found that the…
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