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‘Oh my god’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery (www.theguardian.com)
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Woman complained of forgetfulness and depression before doctors pulled out an 8cm roundworm normally found in pythons.

It was a fairly regular day on the ward for Canberra hospital infectious diseases physician Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, until a neurosurgeon colleague called him and said: “Oh my god, you wouldn’t believe what I just found in this lady’s brain – and it’s alive and wriggling.”

The neurosurgeon, Dr Hari Priya Bandi, had pulled an 8cm-long parasitic roundworm from her patient, prompting her to call on Senanayake and other hospital colleagues for advice about what to do next.

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[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And you people keep telling me to touch grass, see, this is what happens!

[–] livus@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

It's a much bigger insult than we realized!

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Woman complained of forgetfulness and depression

Oh god. Now I'm worried.

[–] livus@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't be. The full case report shows there was a lot going on with her, enough to make them do a brain scan.

But yeah... don't eat grass that carpet pythons have been on.

[–] livus@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Link to case write up: Human Neural Larva Migrans Caused by Ophidascaris robertsi Ascarid.

[–] CynicalStoic@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Wonderful more nightmare fuel 😅

[–] xc2215x@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

What a strange worm. Wow.

[–] ryan@the.coolest.zone 3 points 1 year ago

hmm, nope. I am not a fan of that in the slightest, thanks for giving me a new fear.

[–] xc2215x@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

What a strange worm. Wow.

[–] xc2215x@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a strange worm. Wow.