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If parasites were widespread amongst human beings, would those infected humans have incentive to study them?

We are likely biased and can't imagine how we are biased because of the infection! Yet the over-under for an individual is clear: try the medication and find out!




>> would those infected humans have incentive to study them?

Plenty of diseases get us and most of us don't have an incentive to study what we know is statistically likely to kill us :<< . Which I think is a shame.




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