Woman, 21, Wears Contact Lenses, Ends Up Blind Due to Rare Parasite on Eye

Vivian Nosovitsky told Newsweek the rare eye infection came from bacteria getting into her contact lenses, causing the ...

A blinding parasitic eye disease affects mostly contact lens wearers. Here’s how to avoid it

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare but blinding parasitic eye disease. Experts share how to avoid it and treat it.
Yahoo

"Parasitic Infection Is Common": This Doctor Is Sharing The "Brain Worm Warning Signs" You Should Know

Over the past month, "brain worm" anxiety has skyrocketed. In case you missed it, this happened after independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a worm ate part of his brain ...

My eye was ‘eaten away’ after I caught a parasite on a bus – I’m blind after agonising stabbing pains

VIVIAN Nosovitsky lost vision in her right eye after it was “eaten away” by a parasite she caught “on the bus”. The ...
Healio

Parasitic infection may raise risk for cervical cancer, researchers say

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . S. haematobium can trigger cancer-related gene activity in the cervix, even after treatment. This can lead to an ...

Humans can’t make vitamin C. A parasite may explain why

If vitamin C stops cancer in its tracks, and being deficient in it can cause scurvy — the disease long associated with ...
The Scientist

Lose the Fat and Curb Parasitic Infection

Trypanosoma brucei infection induces fat breakdown, but this strategy benefits the host. To uncover how the parasite induces fat loss, the researchers used wildtype and knockout mice that lacked ...
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Do you need to cleanse your body of parasites? A doctor explains the social media fad

Lately, social media feeds have been crawling with testimonials about "parasite cleanses" and DIY worm detoxes. Many people may be unknowingly infected, influencers on TikTok and Instagram claim, and ...