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here are certain ailments guaranteed to bring
out the heebie-jeebies. Nits and ticks, for
example, are sure to send a shiver down your
spine as you imagine the crawling micro-
creaturessucking your blood and laying eggs
while nestled in your hair or burrowed into your skin.
But these creepy intruders are at least on the outside,
visible and treatable. It’s easy to forget our bodies play
host to countless internal living microorganisms,
including something you may never suspect: parasites.BENEATH
Couldyourchronichealth
woesbeputdowntoacase
ofanintestinal parasite?
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the answerisyesWHAT
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