Parasite
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Woman believes public swimming pool left her blind after contracting flesh-eating parasite
Shereen-Fay Griffin lost sight in her left eye after contracting acanthamoeba keratitis.
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Moving lump on woman’s face turns out to be a live worm
A woman who went to an ophthalmologist complaining of lumps that were appearing and disappearing in various places on her face received a surprising and somewhat horrifying diagnosis. According to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine,
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Potential link between cat parasite and road rage revealed
Research has revealed that there could be a link between a parasite spread by cats and road rage. Anyone who became infected by the organism Toxoplasma gondii has a doubled chance of displaying a mental condition that could cause bouts of
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Lancashire families told to boil tap water over water treatment plant bug
Hundreds of thousands of people in Lancashire are being warned to boil their tap water before use to kill a microscopic bug. Tests at a water treatment plant have found traces of cryptosporidium, which can cause sickness and diarrhoea. The
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Woman returns from Malaysia holiday with three-inch parasite in her arm
Cascade News A British woman returned from an exotic holiday in Malaysia with a sinister souvenir - a parasitic flatworm lodged in her arm. Emily Buckley, 28, from Wrexham, Wales, told The Sun: "Everybody is shocked when they see it, but
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