Leeches have a long medical history. Here’s what happens if one gets in your nose. Since the dawn of civilization, […]
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Horrifying screwworm infection confirmed in US traveler after overseas trip
Skip to content It’s not a first—there was a case last year—but it’s still disturbing. The tip of a screwworm […]
Worm invades man’s eyeball, leading doctors to suck out his eye jelly
For eight months, a 35-year-old man in India was bothered by his left eye. It was red and blurry. When […]
Some flies go insomniac to ward off parasites
Those genes associated with metabolism were upregulated, meaning they showed an increase in activity. An observed loss of body fat […]
Tapeworm in fox poop that will slowly destroy your organs is on the rise
No matter how bad things might seem, at least you haven’t accidentally eaten fox poop and developed an insidious tapeworm […]
Doctors find worms squirming through teen’s neck: A cautionary tale
Skip to content There are two charming categories of hookworms to keep in mind. Magnified 100X, this whole mount photomicrograph […]
Burning in woman’s legs turned out to be slug parasites migrating to her brain
It started with a bizarre burning sensation in her feet. Over the next two days, the searing pain crept up […]