She lives a life that's half lab rat and half surreal puberty, living at home, dating a doctor (though not one of hers), and relearning language and social idiosyncracies in a treading-water existence. Unfortunately, her memories vanished, and her current personality is only 6 years old. Sal Mitchell owes her life to her parasite, which brought her out of a coma after a serious car accident. Once implanted, the worm provides immune-system support, making its human host healthy for the duration of its life - though like any good piece of commodified progress, the worms have planned obsolescence and need to be replaced regularly.
In Parasite, Mira Grant imagines a near future in which genetically modified tapeworms are a universal health-care solution. The war against disease is spreading against the smallest enemies of all. Health care has swallowed American headlines in recent years besides the arguments over who deserves treatment to begin with, issues are emerging in pharmaceutical brand ethics, anti-vaccination activism, and the overuse of antibiotics.
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