Diagnostic dilemma: A parasite never before seen in humans was behind a woman's lung infection, organ damage and forgetfulness

A red, parasitic worm turned out to be behind the woman's wide array of symptoms. | Credit: Hossain, M., Kennedy, K. J., ...

Netflix has a terrifying alien invasion K-drama with a perfect score from critics

Dramas are the mainstream Korean TV productions, but this horror sci‑fi show received more praise from critics and fans than most Korean Netflix series.
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Woman, 21, Discovers Pain in Her Eye Is Actually a Parasite Eating Her Cornea (Exclusive)

Vivian Nosovitsky, 21, had finished another year of traveling abroad when she noticed pain in her eye Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...
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Woman Visits the Galápagos and All She Got Was This Exotic Eye Parasite

Talk about the souvenir from hell. A recent case report documents how a woman’s overseas trip to South America left her playing host to a worm parasite stuck in her eye. Researchers in Chile and ...
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Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall infected by parasites, study finds

A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian’s Wall, has shown that the occupants were infected by three types of intestinal parasite – roundworm, whipworm, and ...
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76-year-old woman dies from infection due to neglect by caretakers, deputies say

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - The son of a 76-year-old South Carolina woman is one of two people charged with neglect after her death from sepsis. Kevin Carl Clark, 40, and Victoria ...