Well, the researcher and doctor that I came when I moved back to Madison in 2011, Dr. Fleming, he was doing research on parasites in Ms. And his view why MS is not prevalent and they really have very few recorded cases around the equator. It has nothing to do with the warmth of that area. It's that most people live with parasites. So your immune system never goes awry because it's always focused on trying to battle the parasites. (08:11–08:17)
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