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SUBMITTER: McSorley HJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3485755 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clinical microbiology reviews 20121001 4
Helminth parasites infect almost one-third of the world's population, primarily in tropical regions. However, regions where helminth parasites are endemic record much lower prevalences of allergies and autoimmune diseases, suggesting that parasites may protect against immunopathological syndromes. Most helminth diseases are spectral in nature, with a large proportion of relatively asymptomatic cases and a subset of patients who develop severe pathologies. The maintenance of the asymptomatic stat ...[more]