Tag: parasite
Eye-Opening Horror: Doctors Remove Live Worm from Man’s Eyeball
A 35-year-old man in India endured eight months of redness and blurry vision in his left eye—until doctors discovered the shocking cause: a live...
Don’t Forget to Look in These Places for Ticks
Tick season is in full swing—and this year’s shaping up to be a big one. Emergency room visits for tick bites in the U.S....
Tick Numbers May Be Steady—But Their Bite Is Getting Riskier
Think tick season can’t get worse? Think again. A new multi-decade study has found that while blacklegged tick populations in the Northeast haven’t exploded...
Could You Be at Risk? The Hidden Parasites That Can Invade...
A 30-year-old woman in the U.S. developed a mysterious burning sensation in her feet, later traced to parasites in her brain. The infection likely...
Research Says: Parasite Poop Can Cause Teeth Grinding
Contrary to popular belief, “first-world” countries are not immune to parasites. In fact, parasitic infections are more common than most people think. You may...
Is This Parasite Living in You?
Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, is thought to live within the bodies of about 60 million Americans. It was long considered to...
