Therapy with Helminths

The treatment of immune system diseases by deliberate infestation with helminths. This therapy is partly based on the HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS which states that the absence of parasites increases immune dysregulation because of the lack of stimulation of REGULATORY T-CELLS.

Year introduced: 2012

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Tree Number(s): E02.960

MeSH Unique ID: D061147

Entry Terms:

• Therapy with Helminth
• Helminthic Therapy
• Helminthic Therapies
• Therapies, Helminthic
• Therapy, Helminthic

See Also:

• Hygiene Hypothesis

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Therapeutics
Therapy with Helminths