Coughing: Not all dogs will develop this symptom, but when the worms migrate through the body, they can damage the lungs and ...

Nematode worm approaching death CASSANDRA COBURN In the final hours of a nematode worm’s life, a wave of cell death propagates along the length of its body. But, as if to have one last hurrah, the ...

A new study has revealed that the simple worm (Caenorhabditis elegans) meets its death in a flash of azure. According to researchers, the blue light shows that dying may be a coordinated process ...

But the dying worms can cause lesions, and it’s possible to cough up blood and to have fevers and chest pain. If it’s serious, you may need to have the dead worms surgically removed.

The researchers report that a much slower version of the death effect observed in worms happens over time in all aging creatures, including humans.

The discovery was made when they extracted a living worm from an Australian woman’s head during surgery. Thankfully, the woman’s parasitic invasion appears to have been successfully treated.

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