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Diagnostic dilemma: A parasite never before seen in humans was behind a woman's lung infection, organ damage and forgetfulness: A woman developed a persistent infection, and doctors couldn't pinpoint the cause for many months.
Picked up a worm that is native to Australia and lives in carpet pythons.
>Carpet pythons were common near the woman's lakeside home, and although she did not recall having any direct contact with snakes, she often foraged wild greens for cooking. She likely became infected after touching or eating plants contaminated by O. robertsi eggs, the case report authors suggested. After the eggs hatched, the larvae migrated to her organs.
Yeah. Wash your hands and your food. Cook your food.
Ohh so she became rude. My grandma had a surgery on a similar area and some of her brain tissue got removed. Her personality was a lot different for a while and she lost a lot of memory. She can’t work anymore either, as she was previously a banker
Yea, but it’s also not likely to spread to other humans- this was rare but very specific to place and activities- and it seems like the patient recovered.
Unique-Coffee5087 | 3 hours ago
Picked up a worm that is native to Australia and lives in carpet pythons.
>Carpet pythons were common near the woman's lakeside home, and although she did not recall having any direct contact with snakes, she often foraged wild greens for cooking. She likely became infected after touching or eating plants contaminated by O. robertsi eggs, the case report authors suggested. After the eggs hatched, the larvae migrated to her organs.
Yeah. Wash your hands and your food. Cook your food.
first_lvr | 3 hours ago
"Doctors removed the helminth from the woman's frontal lobe and examined the surrounding tissue"
not nice
LingonberryOwn5326 | 2 hours ago
Bright side: She nows qualifies for secretary of health.
OkFrosting7204 | 2 hours ago
Damn so did she lose a lot of her personality?
Chaost | an hour ago
She became a lot less warm after the surgery.
OkFrosting7204 | an hour ago
oh damn she died 💀
Chaost | 46 minutes ago
It was meant to be a worm/warm pun.
OkFrosting7204 | 41 minutes ago
wow that went right over my head
barrhavenite | an hour ago
No, she survived.
OkFrosting7204 | an hour ago
Ohh so she became rude. My grandma had a surgery on a similar area and some of her brain tissue got removed. Her personality was a lot different for a while and she lost a lot of memory. She can’t work anymore either, as she was previously a banker
Random_182f2565 | 3 hours ago
Awful news :(
Feisty-Donkey | 3 hours ago
… why?
senilechild | 3 hours ago
I think because it’s never been seen in humans before.
Feisty-Donkey | 3 hours ago
Yea, but it’s also not likely to spread to other humans- this was rare but very specific to place and activities- and it seems like the patient recovered.
senilechild | 3 hours ago
I think any time we find out a new-to-us parasite can survive our bodies and wriggle around on our brains it gives some people the heebie jeebies.
tsardonicpseudonomi | 2 hours ago
If it happens then it can happen again.
Random_182f2565 | 3 hours ago
Parasites inside you are awful
Unique-Coffee5087 | 2 hours ago
They used Ivermectin properly!
it_spelt_magalhaes | an hour ago
As it's supposed to.
squiggla | 17 minutes ago
Is there a wide prevalence of ivermectin being used improperly?
dr_chim_richilds | 55 minutes ago
So did the worm start in the lungs and move to the brain?
saintkev40 | 2 hours ago
House M.D. would of found this
tsardonicpseudonomi | 2 hours ago
You're thinking of would've (would have).