Unprecedented Discovery: Live Parasitic Worm Extracted from Australian Woman's Brain

Australian doctors made a world-first discovery when they found a live parasitic roundworm measuring 8 centimeters in a woman's brain. The 64-year-old patient had been experiencing symptoms of memory loss and depression. The worm, identified as a third-stage larva of the Ophidascaris robertsi species, is typically found in the gastrointestinal systems of carpet pythons in New South Wales. It is believed that the woman may have contracted the parasite by coming into contact with contaminated grass.