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It's not known whether he took a dose of it when he purportedly had a parasitic worm in his brain "which ate a portion of it and then died."

There are also long-standing concerns around parasitic sea lice and the use of chemical treatments in open waters.

Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as “raccoon roundworm,” according to officials.

But Theroux, while not a stranger to comedic acting, blindsides us as Lydia's parasitic boyfriend.

Head lice, scientifically known as Pediculus humanus capitis, are tiny parasitic insects that feed on blood from the human scalp; they most frequently affect kids.