Control HIV by Treating Schistosomiasis, New Study Suggests (IMAGE)

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Control HIV by Treating Schistosomiasis, New Study Suggests

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Schistosome Parasite: This schistosome parasite enters the body through the skin of persons coming in contact with infested waters. The adult worm lives in the veins of its host. The parasite is magnified x256 in this photograph.

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Wetzel and Shaefer, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain, 2001

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