Sushi, poke and other similar dishes have gained a reputation as a risky food group, where even the most prized cuts can come with an unwelcome garnish: parasites. By nature of their uncooked ...

A 64-year-old Australian woman is the first documented human to be infected with a type of parasite normally found in carpet pythons. Doctors extracted a 3.1-inch living roundworm from her brain after ...

The parasite was found during brain surgery in Australia and is said to a be a world first Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning Team. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

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