blog posts Researchers discover compound to stop a pervasive parasitic flatworm Feb 10, 2020 8:45 am by Heather SchlitzResearch Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images The discovery of the compound, known as Schistosome Paralysis Factor, could be critical for producing a treatment against schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease whose impact the CDC has called “second only to malaria.” Share on Facebook Tweet Email