A parasitic roundworm, usually found in brains of unlucky python snakes was recently surgically removed from a human. And ...
A 60-year-old man sought medical treatment for intense pain and itching in his eye only to find out he had a parasitic roundworm-a.k.a., the stuff of nightmares. As if things couldn't get any worse ...
If a worm was trying to burrow into your skin, you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd feel it gnawing at your flesh—but scientists have identified how one wriggling parasite does so without you noticing ...