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Brain Worm Wreaks Havoc on Australian Woman’s Health

After one year of searching, Australian doctors finally got to the bottom of a 64-year-old woman’s cause for mental and physical distress. To everyone’s surprise, the woman, who had been suffering from night sweats and a dry cough, and who at one point was diagnosed with a rare lung infection, actually had a 3-inch red worm living in her brain. The creature eluded detection for a couple years while the woman’s health deteriorated. Doctors found the worm when they decided to...