Can parasitic worms prevent pandemics?

Immune explains how, in a mouse model of roundworm infection with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, exposure to lung-migrating helminths protects mice against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Hosts: Cynthia Leifer, Stephanie Langel, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts. RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Helminth protects against murine SARS-CoV-2 infection (Sci Immunol) Pandemic spared Africa (ScienceInsider) Letters read on Immune 71 Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv