The Parasite Delusion
Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

The Parasite Delusion

2021-05-25

Last week, we talked about if eating papaya seeds could rid your body of parasites (spoiler: it can’t). But being concerned about having parasites is not new. We continue the conversation by looking into the phenomenon of Ekbom’s syndrome, or delusional parasitosis, a difficult disorder to both manage and treat.

Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers

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