Without Worms Within

A life without worms

Worms have co-evolved with humans over millions of years. To survive, they manipulate host systems by modulating immune responses so that they cause (in the majority of hosts) relatively subtle harm. Anthelminthic treatment has been promoted as a measure for averting worm specific pathology and to mitigate subtle morbidities which may include effects on anaemia, growth, cognitive function and e...

ARP-based Detection of Scanning Worms Within an Enterprise Network

Rapidly propagating worms are arguably the greatest security threat currently facing the Internet. To date, worm writers have been successful in penetrating most security countermeasures. Signature-based detection schemes often fail to detect zero-day worms, and their ability to rapidly react to new threats is limited as they typically require some form of human involvement to formulate updated...

Worms

Sir.?I slit. 11 deem it a great, favour if yon will kindly allow me a little space in your well-known journal for the following few lines with a view to draw the attention of your numerous readers to the subject. During the last two years of a practice attending over 20 years I have come across a series of cases suffering from a peculiar kind of worm which fly within a few seconds of their expu...

Worms, Nematoda

Flying Worms