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Doctors remove 11cm worm from woman's eye
The Sydney Morning Herald ^
| Feb 16, 2006
Posted on 02/17/2006 5:48:05 PM PST by Serb5150
Doctors at a clinic in Kragujevac, central Serbia, have removed an 11 centimetre-long intestinal worm from a woman's eye socket.
According to preliminary results, the worm taken from the 37-year-old patient's eye belongs to the Ascaris family, a common intestinal parasite in pigs that is also found in humans.
No similar case has ever been recorded in Serbia and probably in Europe, Radomir Stojicevic, a doctor at the Kragujevac clinic, told the Tanjug news agency.
The parasite had probably travelled through the patient's blood from the digestive tract into the eye socket, doctors at the clinic believe.
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: barf; eatkosher; ewww; eye; kosher; worm
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Sorry everyone, no pictures...
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:48:07 PM PST
by
Serb5150
To: Serb5150
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:48:56 PM PST
by
Lunatic Fringe
(North Texas Solutions http://ntxsolutions.com)
To: Serb5150
Oh man, she must have felt horrible, and I bet she's feeling a lot better now!
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:49:12 PM PST
by
krb
(ad hominem arguments are for stupid people)
To: Serb5150
I assume she lost the eye? Article doesn't say.
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:49:59 PM PST
by
starbase
(Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))
To: Serb5150
I guess some people will protest the doctor's failing to respect the rights of the worm.
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:50:01 PM PST
by
krb
(ad hominem arguments are for stupid people)
To: Serb5150
They call me Doctor Worm,
Good morning, how are you?
I'm Doctor Worm.
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:50:55 PM PST
by
Physicist
To: Serb5150
There's a joke in here somewhere...but I know it would be cornea.
To: Serb5150
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:51:17 PM PST
by
Mr. Brightside
(I know what I like.)
To: starbase
I'm not sure, but I'm kinda glad they didn't go into a whole lot of detail.
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:51:28 PM PST
by
Serb5150
To: TheBigB
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:51:41 PM PST
by
Serb5150
To: krb
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:51:52 PM PST
by
ansel12
To: Serb5150
Here's
some pics from a different eye-eating worm
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:52:08 PM PST
by
bikepacker67
(Mohammed's Mother wears Army Boots)
To: DainBramage
I don't recall the joke either, but I'll keep an eye out for it...
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:52:11 PM PST
by
null and void
(<---- Aged to perfection, and beyond...)
To: Serb5150
The parasite had probably travelled through the patient's blood from the digestive tract into the eye socketI hate when that happens.
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:52:34 PM PST
by
King of Florida
(A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.)
To: Serb5150
She put the "lid" in "annelid".
To: DainBramage
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:55:12 PM PST
by
bikepacker67
(Mohammed's Mother wears Army Boots)
To: null and void; DainBramage
I don't recall the joke either, but I'll keep an eye out for it...
I think telling jokes about this would be really short sighted.
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:55:20 PM PST
by
starbase
(Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))
To: Serb5150
These are pics that went around the internet. Could it be this bad?
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:55:48 PM PST
by
Road Warrior ‘04
(Kill 'em til they're dead! Then, kill 'em again!)
To: Serb5150
The parasite had probably travelled through the patient's blood from the digestive tract into the eye socket, doctors at the clinic believe. Or maybe she was just doing a little eyes fishing.
To: Physicist
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posted on
02/17/2006 5:56:08 PM PST
by
null and void
(<---- Aged to perfection, and beyond...)
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