Dr. Justice discussed findings from various research studies and the complications of managing a chronicinfection and the commorbid conditions related to the aging process.
Gut bacteria were found to have a surprising role in disease 20 years ago, when Australian scientists showed that stomach ulcers aren't caused by stress, as long thought, but by chronicinfection with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori.
Hotez and his team of 35 researchers are currently working on vaccines for hookworm infection and schistosomiasis, a chronic disease caused by parasitic worms.