A parasite that lives comfortably in humans may not be able to survive in another species, and vice versa. For the purpose of creating a drug, that is a good thing.

Melbourne researchers hope mapping genome of a common pig parasite may help to treat auto-immune diseases. The pig whip worm can help alleviate symptoms of conditions like inflammatory bowel ...

One potential new treatment uses the eggs of a pig parasite. Shirley Wang explains on Lunch Break. By Wall Street Journal 3:35 ...

The research team examined the oesophagus, diaphragm, and heart tissue from 90 deer and eight feral pigs in the southeastern regions of the country, searching for visual signs of Sarcocystis cysts.

If you had a chronic and potentially debilitating condition such as rheumatoid arthritis or Crohn's disease, and swallowing the eggs of a pig parasite could help, would you do it?