Are there benefits to parasites?

[kinyonga]

“They might sound gross, but intestinal worms can actually be good for you”…could some species be good for chameleons?…
https://theconversation.com/they-mi...inal-worms-can-actually-be-good-for-you-49868

 

[Andrew1283]

Let me go tell my wife I’m giving us all rat tapeworms. My gastroenterologist will love this when he does my colonoscopy!

 

[Andrew1283]

He would probably drop dead

 

[Ghostbirb]

I mean hey, we have good bacteria in our bodies, maybe there’s friendly parasites