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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She thought she had jet lag. Doctors found parasitic worms in her brain.
Doctors concluded she’d been infected with the parasitic worm Angiostrongylus cantonensis ... The parasite infested his brain, putting him into a coma for more than a year and leaving him ...
Woman’s fever triggered by WORMS that had burrowed in her brain after making major food mistake
A WOMAN almost died after eating seafood contaminated with worms that burrowed in her brain. The 60-year-old turned up to ...
60-Year-Old Woman Temporarily Loses the Ability to Communicate After Consuming Seafood with Worms Inside
A woman consumed a 'substantial amount of leftover crayfish' and later sustained a fever and lost the ability to communicate ...
Worms discovered in brain of 60yo woman
A woman almost died after eating seafood contaminated with worms that burrowed in her brain. A woman almost died after eating ...
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Live parasitic worm extracted from a woman's brain in Australia
Scientists this week published information on an unprecedented case in Australia, where they found and extracted a live parasitic worm from the brain of a woman in Canberra. The worm was some 8 ...
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4-year-old Pryor boy battles rare parasitic brain infection: How his Community is stepping up
People are coming together to rally behind the family of a Pryor boy with a rare infection caused by a parasite called ...
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Doctor reveals disgusting risks of eating sushi as Hawaii tourist catches BRAIN WORMS
Doctors are warning about the potential health risks tied to eating sushi, coming on the heels of a parasitic brain infection diagnosed in a tourist in Hawaii. If not flash-frozen properly, raw ...
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Woman’s mystery illness traced to brain-infesting parasitic worm
Rat lungworm parasite. Photo / Centres for Disease ... got worse before she was diagnosed with parasitic worms infesting her brain. “It’s just so unusual,” said Robert Cowie, a research ...
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Worms discovered in brain of 60yo woman
The worms caused eosinophilic meningitis, a rare condition where parasitic infection causes brain inflammation. Unlike bacterial meningitis, eosinophilic meningitis is marked by an increase in ...