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Humans Can Host a Variety of Parasitic Worms. Here's How to Spot The Signs.
The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of 'sugar worms' to get her children to brush ...
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 ...
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 ...
Woman’s poor sleep was caused by severe iron deficiency – then doctors found worms squirming inside her
MEDICS were shocked to learn a woman’s iron deficiency was caused by worms feeding off her body. The 75-year-old woman ...
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How marine worms regenerate lost body parts: Return of cells to stem cell-like state could be key
The human body also regenerates ... The growth of new segments (body parts) in marine worms is controlled by a special growth zone, in which special stem cells are located. New segments then ...
Doctors find worms squirming through teen’s neck: A cautionary tale
In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting in fecal-contaminated soil with exposed skin. But, in the New England ...
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These bugs live inside you, laying eggs and wiggling under your skin
Narrator: For some bug babies, your body is home sweet home. Human botfly larvae, for example, burrow under your skin, forming a pus-filled pimple. Meanwhile, thousands of young Loa loa worms can ...
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Guinea worm disease near eradication due to work of Jimmy Carter
The burning feeling urges those infected to dip their foot into a body of water ... guinea worm is poised to be the second eradicated disease in human history after smallpox.