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[-] nieceandtows@programming.dev 18 points 1 year ago

the mature female remains in the host for the rest of her life.

Nope

[-] nparkinglot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 year ago

Well, my life would have been measurably better had I never opened that link.

[-] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I managed about 4 paragraphs and decided that I know ~~enough~~ too much about this particular topic

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

“There are no drugs currently available with proven effectiveness. Surgical extraction still remains the treatment of choice in patients with a low parasite load, such as tourists returning from endemic areas.”

Nope.

[-] radix@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Oh dear. I don't like that one bit. Unfortunately, it was exactly what I expected from the name.

[-] Algaroth@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah. It's like opening a link that says rape snail and getting exactly that. Side note, as a white guy, is it ok if I say Jigger?

[-] smort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Only if you’re describing your own infection

this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2023
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