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‘Oh my god’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery (www.theguardian.com)

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Woman complained of forgetfulness and depression before doctors pulled out an 8cm roundworm normally found in pythons

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Human induced. Habitat destruction drives more species into more human populated regions

animals many people wouldn't get into contact with (be it with animal waste or any other way) happens way more often > chances of diseases formerly only present in certain animals adapting to have human hosts increases

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

She was going out and picking native grasses though, pretty sure wilderness areas around Canberra have always had snakes in them.