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'Crypto' Outbreaks Linked to Swimming Pools Are on the Rise, CDC SaysNot to spoil your summer pool fun, but outbreaks of "crypto," a swimming-related diarrheal illness, are on the rise.
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This Fungal Hallucinogen Makes Cicadas Orgy Till Their Butts Literally Fall OffTheir bodies may disintegrate, but these bugs don’t care.
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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.
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Three Cases of Brain-Infecting Parasite Recently Confirmed in HawaiiLast 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.
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'Face Mites' Live in Your Pores, Eat Your Grease and Mate on Your Face While You SleepMeet the ubiquitous "face mites" that live in your pores, eat your grease and have sex on your face while you sleep.
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How Sand Fleas Cause 'Extreme' InfectionsA new report describes five cases of "extreme" sand flea infections in Colombia, showing that life-threatening illnesses with this parasite still occur.
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So Many Ticks Were Feasting on This Unlucky Python, They Looked Like Living ScalesSome 511 bloodsucking ticks were removed from this snake.
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10 Strangest Medical Cases of 2018Here are the most intriguing medical cases made headlines in 2018
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Man Dies 8 Years After Swallowing a Live Slug That Left Him ParalyzedSwallowing a live garden slug led to a serious parasitic infection for an Australian teen.
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