Stuff like this makes me wonder if I should deworm once a year just to be safe. In the U.S., the recommendation is that "healthy individuals do not need to deworm".
- More than 300,000 people living in the United States are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease
- At least 14 percent of the U.S. population has been exposed to Toxocara, the parasite that causes toxocariasis
- 60 million U.S. citizens are infected with Toxoplasma Gondii
- The Trichomonas parasite is extremely common, affecting 3.7 million people in the United States
A healthy individual is far more likely to be asymptomatic if they do have a parasite infection. That makes me question the recommendation for healthy individuals to avoid deworming.
But then I see stats from the CDC on infection rates. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0508-npi.html
- More than 300,000 people living in the United States are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease
- At least 14 percent of the U.S. population has been exposed to Toxocara, the parasite that causes toxocariasis
- 60 million U.S. citizens are infected with Toxoplasma Gondii
- The Trichomonas parasite is extremely common, affecting 3.7 million people in the United States
A healthy individual is far more likely to be asymptomatic if they do have a parasite infection. That makes me question the recommendation for healthy individuals to avoid deworming.