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6 Times Parasites Grossed Us Out in 2019
Here are the weirdest parasitic infections we covered this year.
As If Ticks Weren't Terrifying Enough, This Giant Bloodsucker Will Hunt You Down
Unlike its more patient tick cousins, this supersize parasite pursues its prey.
Foodborne Parasite Sickens 100 in Massachusetts. No Source Has Been Found.
Infections with an intestinal parasite have surged in Massachusetts in recent months, according to health officials.
Invasive Semislug That Likes to Climb May Be Infecting Hawaiians with Brain Parasite
People may be picking up rat lungworm disease by eating a fast-climbing creature that's part slug, part snail.
'Crypto' Outbreaks Linked to Swimming Pools Are on the Rise, CDC Says
Not to spoil your summer pool fun, but outbreaks of "crypto," a swimming-related diarrheal illness, are on the rise.
This Fungal Hallucinogen Makes Cicadas Orgy Till Their Butts Literally Fall Off
Their bodies may disintegrate, but these bugs don’t care.
Woman Had a Huge Tapeworm 'Egg' Encased in Her Brain. Why She's Super Happy About It.
When is it a huge relief to hear you have a parasite lurking in your brain? When it's not a cancerous brain tumor.
Three Cases of Brain-Infecting Parasite Recently Confirmed in Hawaii
Last December, a tourist in Hawaii ate a slug on a dare — not realizing, of course, a wiggly brain-loving parasite was along for the ride.
