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Live Parasitic Worm Never Before Seen In Humans Was Just Surgically Removed From Australian Woman’s Brain
Video Credit: Veuer
Published on August 29, 2023 - Duration: 01:19s
Live Parasitic Worm Never Before Seen In Humans Was Just Surgically Removed From Australian Woman’s Brain
A parasitic roundworm, usually found in brains of unlucky python snakes was recently surgically removed from a human.
And it’s the first time one of these has ever been found in a human.
Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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