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Dr. Peter Hotez - 1 in 20 Americans Has This Parasite and Doesn't Know It!
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The parasites most Americans think of as a tropical problem are already here; showing up as fatigue, asthma, and gut issues that standard tests keep calling "normal." An estimated 1 in 20 people may carry one and never know it. In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon sits down with Dr. Peter Hotez, a tropical-medicine physician and vaccine scientist, to discuss: Why toxocariasis, a worm shed by household dogs and cats, may affect 5–6% of the U.S. population, with larvae migrating through the lungs and brain Why standard PCR panels come back negative and which specific tests (antibody, fecal, eosinophil count) to ask for How to lower your risk at home, from deworming pets on a vet schedule to…