Orbitals

How Parasites Sniff Us Out | Orbitals 206

Dec 16, 2019 · 12 min · 18.4 MB
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The parasitic roundworm Strongyloides stercoralis crawls through contaminated soil in search of one thing – human flesh. Often no more than a millimeter in size, it's currently estimated to be hanging out in the intestines of over 300 million people worldwide.

How it finds us has a lot to do with the chemicals we're giving off.