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Woman Discovers 'Worm-Like' Parasite Living in Eye for Two Years
A worm-like parasite lived in a woman's eye for two years, and doctors believe it entered her body after she ate crocodile meat. The infected 28-year-old woman, from the town of Basankusu in the ...
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Woman goes horseback riding, ends up with 14 parasitic worms in her eye
The parasite, identified as Thelazia gulosa, is normally spread between cattle by flies landing on or near the eyes. This particular eye worm species has never been documented in humans ...
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Woman feels something lodged in her eye for a month — then doctors find parasitic worms
Then, four white worms were found on either side of the eye sac, according to the report. “The worms were sent for laboratory examination. The entire worm demonstrated the typical slender and ...
This is what it looks like when parasitic worms directly invade your brain
Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...
How to tell if you have parasitic worms – and how to treat them
In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...
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I thought I had an eyelash in my eye – then doctors found parasites burrowed into my cornea after making common mistake
DOCTORS found parasites burrowed into a woman's cornea after she made a common mistake while swimming in a pool. Maureen Cronin first thought she had an eyelash stuck in her eye, but the pain ...
Parasitic worms could be hiding in you—how to spot the unusual signs
The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of "sugar worms" to get her children to brush ...