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 ...
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Woman, 30, infected by brain worms on trip to Hawaii — the symptoms that sent her to the hospital
In addition to eating raw or undercooked infected snails or slugs, infection can occur from also eating fruits or veggies that have been contaminated, or land crabs, freshwater prawns or frogs ...
Anyone who has a cat urged to keep it inside in March and April
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She thought she had jet lag. Doctors found parasitic worms in her brain.
“It’s just so unusual,” said Robert Cowie, a research professor at the University of Hawaii and an expert in the parasitic worm that infected ... “That was like eating ice cream compared ...
She thought she had jet lag. Doctors found parasitic worms in her brain.
In an 11-page paper published Feb. 12, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the University of Washington detail how the woman sought help at three hospitals as her symptoms got ...
The New Zealand Herald21d
Woman’s mystery illness traced to brain-infesting parasitic worm
“It’s just so unusual,” said Robert Cowie, a research professor at the University of Hawaii and an expert in the parasitic worm that infected ... “That was like eating ice cream compared ...
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Cumbrian dog and cat owners warned about lungworm cases
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Woman with ‘burning’ sensation in legs diagnosed with brain worm infection
land crabs and frogs) can become infected by ingesting this larvae; these are considered intermediate hosts,” the department said. “Humans can become infected… if they eat (intentionally or ...
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The Sun26d
Woman, 30, who complained of burning sensation in her feet shocked to discover she had brain worms
A WOMAN who complained of a burning sensation in her feet after returning home from a trip abroad was revealed to have parasitic worms in her ... freshwater prawns, or frogs) that have consumed ...