Very rare woman lives with live worm in the eye (Video)

Internet video shows live worm in the eye of a woman
Videos that disgust or even scare people are often the "hit" on the internet. Currently, a clip on the net causes a stir: He shows a woman who has a living worm in the eye. But even if the recording is not nice to look at, the patient did not feel pain because of the parasite.
Worm writhes on the patient's eyeball
On the Internet, a video is currently making the rounds, where you can see a living worm in a human eye. It can be seen that the animal is still alive and writhes on the iris of the woman. According to the information, this is an Australian who has not experienced any pain in the eye. The worm was discovered during a doctor's visit. It is said that the parasite could be easily removed. The patient did not feel any pain. Before the procedure, the doctors had taken a video of the eye worm. The clip was posted on "YouTube" and has already been viewed, partially shared and commented on by thousands of users.

Bad diagnosis: Woman lives with worm in the eye. Image: Screen Youtube video

Eyeworm infestation is good to get a grip on
It should have acted in the animal to a so-called eye worm. The parasite known in the jargon as loa loa can grow up to seven centimeters long. The roundworm is actually widespread in tropical regions of Africa and causes bumps under the skin, but sometimes also migrates to the eye. The infection is according to health experts, although unpleasant and painful, but with medicines and possibly an operation to get a good handle.

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The diagnosis usually takes place via a blood test. In the future, this could be even easier. Only a few months ago, researchers reported on a new technology in which blood parasites can be detected via a smartphone with a microscope. According to the scientists, the technology that works with a special app can reliably diagnose the blood parasite Loa loa within a few minutes. (Ad)