Archeological research shows that 'filthy ways' led to parasites in early Europeans

     

     Researchers are beginning to look further and further into how the awful parasites that are effecting us today, may have started. They looked into tapeworm and whipworm, seeing that it came about around 10,000-5,000 BC they made the conclusion that it began when the hunter-gatherers began. The feces of these people is what was causing the tapeworm and whipworm. Once the Europeans came over to the Americas they of course didn't just drop their habits, thus bringing the parasite with them. It took time to come up with a way to properly dispose of our fecal matter, and finally we were able to get the parasite a little bit more under control. 

     After reading this article, I was a little disappointed. I expected there to be little bit more information on the parasites, and other information on bacteria that was brought over. It did give me some insight on how we are able to adapt to new infections, and learn to overcome them. Also, looking into how these parasites came about can give us ideas on how to treat different things that we aren't able to treat yet. Looking into where they came from can give lots of insight into the future of medicine.

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