Medieval Cambridge monks were riddled with worms, study finds

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-62587662

eat breakfast first before reading 

[Duncan Head]

We are all food for worms - but some sooner than others, it seems.

[Nick Harbud]

It's just recycling in action.

[Imperial Dave]

thread worms are a hoot btw. Look them up

[DBS]

I forget - was it St Bernard who supposedly had a stall that was really a commode in his abbey because of his intestinal difficulties which would otherwise have interfered with his observance of the liturgy of the day?

[Cantabrigian]

It reminds me of secondary school history - Martin Luther and the Diet of Worms.

[davidb]

It reminds me of secondary school history - Martin Luther and the Diet of Worms.

Maybe, given this article, it should be "Worms and the Diet of Martin Luther " ?

[Erpingham]

Given the forum's fascination with gut parasites, here's another item on ancient whipworms.  Enjoy.

[Imperial Dave]

nice