Still Waters Posted November 5, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 5, 2019 For only the second time ever in medical literature, a human has contracted a rare infection of Thelazia gulosa – an ocular parasite that turns the eyes into a breeding ground for squiggling worms. While this is only the second documented case in humans, given both known infections took place within two years of one another, scientists say we could be looking at a newly emerging zoonotic disease type in the US. In a startling case report documenting the second infection, scientists from the CDC's parasitic diseases division tell the story of a 68-year-old patient from Nebraska who spent her winters in the warmer climate of California's Carmel Valley. During these sojourns, she enjoyed trail running, which is what she was doing one day in early February 2018, when something unpleasant happened. As she rounded a corner on a steep trail, she ran directly into a swarm of small flies. https://www.sciencealert.com/woman-finds-parasitic-worms-in-her-eyes-after-running-face-first-into-swarm-of-flies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Serenity Posted November 5, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Ew. I'm going to stay inside for a month. >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt221 Posted November 5, 2019 #3 Share Posted November 5, 2019 them nematodes are little tinkers,you never know what they'll do next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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