8cm worm pulled from Aussie woman’s brain
An 8cm worm has been pulled alive from an Australian woman’s brain during surgery in what’s believed to be a world-first.
An 8cm worm has been pulled alive from an Australian woman’s brain during surgery in what’s believed to be a world-first.
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