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Woman has 14 worms taken from just one eye

Woman has 14 worms taken from just one eye

In Oregon, in the United States, a 26-year-old woman was infected in her left eye by 14 worms of the species Thelazia gulosa. This is the first time this happens in the eye of a human, as this type of worm is quite common in animals, according to information published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. identified, went to a hospital complaining of an irritation in her left eye and said she felt like she had a weird target on the spot. In that hospital, one of the worms was removed, but the problem persisted. In another doctor, two more worms were removed.

She and the doctors believed that the problem was solved, but when visiting another ophthalmologist, three new worms were found and removed. All this caused her to be referred to an infectologist, who completed the withdrawal of the invaders, adding 14 worms taken for 20 days in total.

The parasites were analyzed by the Centers for Disease Control in the United States: the report points out that the worms were all females, about 11 millimeters long, Thelazia gulosa, which generally reaches the eyeball of the animals. "Cases of parasitic eye infections are rare in the USA, and this case revealed a species of Thelazia that never has been reported in humans, "said Richard Bradbury, lead author of the study and a researcher at the CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases, in a statement. "Previously, it was thought that only two species of Thelazia infected human eyes. Now, we have to add that third," he concludes.


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