She Was Depressed and Forgetful. It Was the Worm in Her Brain. Doctors in Australia found a three-inch live parasitic worm in a woman’s brain during surgery after they spent more than a year trying to find the cause of her distress.
Leprosy May Be Endemic in Central Florida, Scientists Report Still, there are fewer than 200 cases nationally each year, and the numbers have fallen significantly from the peak decades ago.
Study Shows Case of Likely Cat-to-Human Virus Spread, but Risk Remains Low People are far more likely to give the virus to cats than cats are to pass it to humans, experts stress.