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Neolithic builders of Stonehenge acquired intestinal parasites from raw or uncooked fish and meat

Neolithic builders who constructed Stonehenge infected by parasitic worms from raw food

Parasites / By MikeB / May 20, 2022

A recent study published Cambridge University Press has discovered that the Neolithic builders of Stonehenge suffered from endoparasites which they had contracted from the raw foods that they ate or the food …

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Woman claims she expelled live worms from her mouth, vagina and anus after adopting infected rescue dog

News / By MikeB / July 13, 2021

A woman, is suing a dog rescue organisation because she contracted parasitic worms from the dog that she adopted from the rescue centre. She claims that she wasn’t told that the dog …

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Foot-long hammerhead worm looks like an alien species

Invertebrates / By MikeB / November 26, 2020

Gardeners in Georgia, USA have reported seeing what looks like an alien species: a worm that looks like a snake about 12 inches long with a hammerhead like a hammerhead shark. It …

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