His weapon: Ascaris suum, the parasite that he was studying in school and which he allegedly used to make his roommates very ill. Discover Magazine points us to this disturbing case from 1970.

Scientists have identified the genetic blueprint of the giant intestinal roundworm, Ascaris suum, revealing potential targets to control the devastating parasitic disease, ascariasis which affects ...

The closely-related worm Ascaris suum infects pigs across the globe, causing production losses for pig farmers. Human and pig roundworms look very similar, so it is unclear whether they are ...

Ascaris suum is a species of roundworm commonly found in a pig’s gastrointestinal tracts. Its life cycle, broadly representative of (though slightly more convoluted than) many of the common ...

Transient Ascaris suum larval migration induces intractable chronic pulmonary disease and anemia in mice. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Dec 16;15(12):e0010050. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010050. PMID: ...

Pig producers should maintain extra vigilance over their worming strategies during the coming months to combat the seasonal increase in Ascaris suum – the number one worm problem affecting both ...

lumbricoides called A. suum. Understanding host resistance could lead to the development of better ways to prevent and treat Ascaris infection, but neither humans nor pigs are the most suitable ...

The most virulent pig worm is the roundworm Ascaris suum The presence of liver milk spots indicates pigs have been infected Treatment should be over time and include stringent hygiene measures ...

Transient Ascaris suum larval migration induces intractable chronic pulmonary disease and anemia in mice. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Dec 16;15(12):e0010050. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010050. PMID: ...

By looking at the exposure to the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides/suum in Nothern Europe (Norway, Denmark and Estonia), the study finds that younger men exposed to Ascaris had a striking ...

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