Posted February 13, 2018

Updated February 13, 2018

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Eye Worm

This August 2016 photo provided by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) shows inflammation (in the circle added by the source) from the infection caused by Thelazia gulosa. The Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies.

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