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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Vet on call: Chickens, snails and earthworms
The gape worm is a roundworm that affects wild birds, chickens and turkeys. It is transmitted mainly by snails, slugs, earthworms, and grasshoppers Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans Some ...
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Dangerous Potential
The circular and oval shapes in the center of this image are a group of larvae (1) from a parasitic worm known as a schistosome, or blood fluke. They are shown developing within their host, a ...
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Patient’s tingling feet turns out to be a rat-borne brain parasite
A. cantonensis begins its life cycle after a rat eats an infected snail or slug. Once ingested, the parasite migrates to the rodent’s lungs and lays eggs. After becoming first-stage larvae ...