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Offline RoosGirl

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U.S. woman found with eye worm previously known only in cattle
« on: February 13, 2018, 03:26:33 am »
An Oregon woman has become the first person worldwide known to have had an eye infestation by a tiny worm species previously seen only in cattle that is spread by flies that feed on eyeball lubrication, U.S. government researchers said on Monday.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists said 14 translucent parasitic worms of the species Thelazia gulosa, all less than half an inch (1.27 cm) long, were extracted from the 26-year-old woman’s eye over a 20-day period before her symptoms dissipated.

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Re: U.S. woman found with eye worm previously known only in cattle
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2018, 03:27:03 am »
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Re: U.S. woman found with eye worm previously known only in cattle
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2018, 03:29:56 am »
I hate it when that happens.
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Re: U.S. woman found with eye worm previously known only in cattle
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2018, 03:42:03 am »
Ugh. That's awful.
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Re: U.S. woman found with eye worm previously known only in cattle
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2018, 03:45:27 am »
Nothing wrong with an eye patch on a Woman.

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Re: U.S. woman found with eye worm previously known only in cattle
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2018, 04:18:36 am »
An Oregon woman has become the first person worldwide known to have had an eye infestation...

Looks like the cow is out of the barn.
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