The error was 'The system cannot find the file specified. '. In his antiquated lab, Vasily Britov says he has discovered a vaccine to strengthen the immune system. A professor says his lifelong obsession with parasitical worms has led to a vaccine against the AIDS virus and cancer.
Some doctors agree.
Others say such claims are unfounded. In the former ballroom of a 19th century actress s mansion, Vasily Britov shows off a dilapidated laboratory filled, shelf upon shelf, with jars of worms. But there is something different about this man who has spent 40 y ears studying trichinae the tiny parasites that can infest the bodies of birds, animals and humans, causing the sometimes deadly disease Trichinosis. Britov believes the despised creatures hold the answer to some of the deepest medical questions of our time. For frustrated scientists around the world, a vaccine against the AIDS virus, cancer and many other diseases is still beyond reach.