Check it out. After a bit of self-experimentation, Professor Pritchard has determined that 10 hookworms is the most comfortable infection rate. I just heard him interviewed on CBC's As It Happens ("Radio that burrows into your conscientiousness and lays eggs -- but in a good way") stating that if you apply over 25 worms at once to your skin (under a 'band-aid') they can be felt in your gut and itch like hell as they burrow in through your skin). The cool thing about a hookworm infection is that they protect you against asthma and inflammatory bowel disease by interfering with T cell production in some way. If I get to go back to shifting hay and straw most days of the week I might just have to see if I can get me some worms. 8-) So I gather that now that they're ready for test subjects. If you happen to be in the Nottingham area, maybe you could volunteer? *bg*
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Date: 2006-02-07 11:00 pm (UTC)This is cool
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