Helminthic therapy and respiratory disease

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

See Helminthic therapy and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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The reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat or prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immune-related disorders, including allergy.