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How Parasites Sniff Us Out | Orbitals 206
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:12:34
Publish Date: 2019-12-16 13:53:32
Description:

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. 
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