Woman has parasitic worm removed from brain

[glazbagun]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-6664324...

Of course it would be Australia!

[Dog Star]

Australia! Lethal!

She probably did something foolhardy like walked across the lawn without PPE.

[Rufus Stone]

Brave worm.

[mwstewart]

I read that, too. The first case of its kind. Permanent brain damage by the sounds of it. Bloody awful.

[andy_s]

Entered via auditory canal via ‘Hey Macarina’.

[Tango13]

Dog Star said:

Australia! Lethal!

She probably did something foolhardy like walked across the lawn without PPE.

Just looking at a map of Australia can be harmful to your health, it's like the whole country has evolved to be dangerous to any life form.

[gotoPzero]

[geeks]

Been to Australia, really enjoyed it but the whole time I was there I was just thinking "Every bit of wildlife out here wants to kill me!"

[PlywoodPascal]

some of the posters here should probably get checked

[Timothy Bucktu]

In a world first, scientists say that an 8cm (3in) worm has been found alive in the brain of an Aust...yeah - thanks...stop reading now. /closebrowser

[Starfighter]

Am I the only one who though carpet python was a euphemism?

[The Wookie]

gotoPzero said:

Or...

[geeks]

The Wookie said:

gotoPzero said:

Or...

Yeesh I am a big Stargate fan, how did I not think of this

[The Wookie]

geeks said:

Yeesh I am a big Stargate fan, how did I not think of this

'How would you diagnose this infection in future?'
'Glowing eyes, cliché behaviour, evilness, that kind of thing'

[Cold]

[230TE]

I thought this was going to be another thread about Nadine Dorries. It would have explained a lot.

[Pupp]

Starfighter said:

Am I the only one who though carpet python was a euphemism?

[stemll]

Hardly a world first, happened to Chekov in The Wrath Of Khan

[Electro1980]

geeks said:

Been to Australia, really enjoyed it but the whole time I was there I was just thinking "Every bit of wildlife out here wants to kill me!"

That’s simply untrue! There’s plenty of wildlife in Australia that would be happy to see you seriously maimed.

[Cold]

stemll said:

Hardly a world first, happened to Chekov in The Wrath Of Khan

Different world. That happened on Ceti Alpha Five. Although, some might suggest there are similarities with Australia.