Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs, a case study revealed.

Symptoms usually begin as headache, nausea, vomiting and fever, but then can spread to neurological symptoms after the ...

In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting ...

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A woman returned from a three-week vacation and started noticing a strange burning sensation in her legs. She visited multiple doctors until being diagnosed with "rat lungworm," a parasite spread by ...

In a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors explain how they figured out the source of her ...

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A surgical probe that can wriggle like a worm could improve the success ... Surgeons, using X-ray images to guide them, have ...

The worms are triggered to come up to the surface and mate. Screengrab from Greg Gilks' Facebook reel In 2021, members of the Field Naturalists of Vancouver Island Facebook group posted photos of tons ...

Blood blisters in the mouth usually result from accidental injury. Most respond to home treatment, such as a saltwater gargle, oil pulling with coconut oil, or over-the-counter (OTC) medication ...

A severe whipworm infection can cause frequent, painful bowel movements of mucus, water, and blood. Most intestinal worms do not cause symptoms if the infection is light. Gastrointestinal symptoms ...