A fight between gut parasites means a win for people
Worms and Giardia can antagonize each other in the human intestinal tract
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Giardia lamblia, a protozoan parasite, infects people who drink contaminated water. Researchers have found that infection with parasitic worms decreases a person's odds of being infected with G. lamblia.
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