"Eye infections, in contrast ... caused by the larval stages of pentastomid parasites. Most human infections occur in the tropics and subtropics," says the journal paper. Tongue worms grow ...

A return of the parasites to the U.S. would cause major ... line of defense in protecting wildlife, livestock, and human health. "Their eyes and ears will be critical to quickly responding and ...

I was misdiagnosed with HSV1 in my eye but after five different ophthalmologists and 2 cornea specialists visits, I was diagnosed with a very rare parasite in my eye called acanthamoeba keratitis ...

Less than a fortnight later, she was told she would never see out of her left eye again. The midwife had contracted a parasite called Acanthamoeba keratitis - though it took doctors and ...