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How Worm-Inspired Treatments Are Inching Their Way Toward the Clinic
Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes. Scientists are working to turn the ...
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Raccoon roundworm: What to know about the parasite that infected 2 in California
(KTLA) — A rare parasitic infection that is linked to ... said that simple precautions can be taken by humans to avoid getting raccoon roundworm. “Our health is closely linked to the health ...
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Two People Contract Deadly Brain Parasite Thanks To Common Animal
The roundworm first makes its way to the intestines ... health officials remain steadfast in their stance regarding the infection of humans. Plainly, health experts reiterate that the risk to ...
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Raccoon roundworm infections reported in Los Angeles County, health officials warn
some accidentally infected species include domestic dogs and humans," Erica Susky, a certified infection control practitioner based in Canada, told Fox News Digital. "The roundworm infects new ...
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2 rare human infections of raccoon roundworm discovered in South Bay
Los Angeles County public health officials said Tuesday they are investigating two human cases of a rare infection known as raccoon roundworm in the South Bay area. No details about the patients ...
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Two human cases of rare raccoon roundworm reported in Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials on Monday said that they are currently investigating the discovery of two humans cases of a rare infection called "raccoon roundworm." ...
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2 rare human infections of raccoon roundworm discovered in South Bay
Los Angeles County public health officials said Tuesday they are investigating two human cases of a rare infection known as raccoon roundworm in the South Bay area. No details about the patients were ...