NEW YORK – An 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. Fourteen tiny worms were removed from the left eye ...

Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.

Scientists have found over a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear, renewing fears that humans could face an emerging danger from the tiny worms that can cause blindness. The black bear ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A woman had experienced eye redness and itchiness for about a month before doctors pinpointed the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ocular parasitosis consistently perplexes ophthalmologists due to its varied and unpredictable presentations.

A worm-like parasite lived in a woman's eye for two years, and doctors believe it entered her body after she ate crocodile meat. The infected 28-year-old woman, from the town of Basankusu in the ...

It sounds like something out of a creepy nightmare. A year and a half ago, Abby Beckley, of Grants Pass, then 26, felt a prickling in her left eye. She stood in front of a mirror and pulled a small, ...

(FOX NEWS) -- An Oregon woman with a rare eye infection that resulted in 14 tiny worms being removed may be the first human to have contracted a parasitic infection spread by flies, a scientific ...

NEW YORK (AP) - An 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. Fourteen tiny worms were removed from the left ...

NEW YORK (AP) - An 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. Fourteen tiny worms were removed from the left ...