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A parasitic roundworm, usually found in brains of unlucky python snakes was recently surgically removed from a human. And ...

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The animal that kills the most humans each year isn’t massive or visibly dangerous. In fact, it’s small, nearly silent, and often goes unnoticed.

THE influence of biological factors on the development and viability of eggs of parasitic roundworms (geo-helminths) in soil has not yet been sufficiently explored. It is known that some fungi are ...

Ocular toxocariasis Toxocara are parasitic roundworms that often infect cats and dogs. The worm’s eggs pass through the infected animal’s intestines and contaminate their feces.

(Image: Unsplash.com) Toxocara canis, the roundworm, encyst in the muscle of adult dogs. If a bitch becomes pregnant, they migrate from the muscle to the womb and enter the foetus. Later, they do the ...