This is where people need to think critically.
No, we are not saying parasites cause every disease.
But it is also irresponsible to pretend parasites are irrelevant.
Parasites can affect the gut, liver, bile ducts, blood, brain, immune system, skin, eyes, and nervous system depending on the organism involved.
Some parasite links are already well documented.
Certain liver flukes have been linked to bile duct cancer.
Certain schistosome infections have been linked to bladder cancer.
Neurocysticercosis, which is caused by pork tapeworm larvae, can affect the brain and has been linked to seizures and epilepsy.
Toxoplasmosis can affect the brain, eyes, pregnancy outcomes, and immune-compromised people.
Toxocariasis can affect the eyes, liver, lungs, and nervous system in certain cases.
Chagas disease can affect the heart and digestive system.
Giardia and cryptosporidium can disrupt digestion and cause long-term gut issues in some people.
Schistosomiasis can affect the urinary tract, liver, intestines, and blood vessels.
This does not mean every symptom comes from parasites.
It means parasites are not a joke.
It also means the topic should not be dismissed by your Dr.
There are disease categories where parasites, chronic infections, immune activation, or parasite-driven immune changes have been studied or discussed, including:
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Epilepsy
- Chronic fatigue patterns
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Crohn’s disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Lupus
- Celiac disease
- Autoimmune thyroid conditions
- Chronic inflammatory conditions
- Certain cancer pathways
Again, this does not prove parasites are the single cause of these diseases.
But it does raise an important question.
Why were parasites almost never part of the conversation?
Some people even question whether parasite burden, chronic infection, biofilms, and immune disruption may play a role in conditions like MS, chronic fatigue, mystery inflammation, neurological problems, and certain cancers.
One controversial example comes from researcher Alan MacDonald, whose 2016 poster was titled “Nematode filarial Worms in cerebrospinal fluid of a Multiple Sclerosis patient at autopsy.”
Read that again.
Nematode filarial worms.
Cerebrospinal fluid.
Multiple sclerosis patient.
At autopsy.
This was a poster, and it was not peer reviewed. That matters.
It does not prove every case of MS is caused by worms.
But it does raise a serious question:
Why are parasite findings almost never part of the mainstream MS conversation?
A later poster from the same researcher described coenurus parasites in autopsy cerebrospinal fluids from 10 MS patients. Again, this does not prove that parasites are the single cause of MS. But it does challenge the idea that parasites should be dismissed as impossible.
The system gives people labels.
- MS.
- Autoimmune.
- Chronic inflammation.
- Unknown cause.
Then the label becomes the end of the investigation.
But “unknown cause” should not mean “stop looking.”
It should mean look deeper to find the root cause!
