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Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« on: March 23, 2010, 12:08:16 PM »
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A female Russian tourist, who lived in Equatorial Guinea for six months, will have to undergo treatment for an exotic disease known as loiasis.

   

The woman arrived in the African country last winter. Six months later, she found a small white tumor on her shoulder. The tumor was 3-4 centimeters in diameter. The tumor disappeared in two days, but later reappeared on the woman’s head. Afterwards, the tumor was moving from one spot on the woman’s body to another for several months.

The woman eventually stopped paying attention to it until she felt sharp pain in her right eye. She looked in the mirror and was shocked to see a white worm crawling from one corner of her eye to the other. The helmint disappeared, but the woman found it the next day, underneath her lower eyelid. ...

Yes there is a pic at the site, but you probably don't want to see it.


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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2010, 12:11:38 PM »
Aaahhh!!

Another reason to stay the hell away from Africa.
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2010, 12:13:03 PM »
Quote from: Chris on March 23, 2010, 12:11:38 PM
Aaahhh!!

Another reason to stay the hell away from Africa.

Did you click the link for the photo??
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2010, 12:13:53 PM »
yes :(
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2010, 12:14:15 PM »
Quote from: Chris on March 23, 2010, 12:11:38 PM
Aaahhh!!

Another reason to stay the hell away from Africa.

Yeah, there's not a helluva lot there I want to see.
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2010, 12:16:18 PM »
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2010, 12:21:14 PM »
I'm not clicking on it....

Just reading this gives me another reason why I have never had a real burning desire to visit Africa.
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2010, 12:27:00 PM »
My face still hurts from the eye surgery I had the other week... I don't suppose that lady feels much better.  Ouchy.
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2010, 12:38:08 PM »
 :puke:  Of course you know people will look.  Fortunately, it's not a bigger picture showing more detail.
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2010, 02:31:11 PM »
I ain't lookin!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2010, 02:49:07 PM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on March 23, 2010, 02:31:11 PM
I ain't lookin!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2010, 02:50:27 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on March 23, 2010, 12:14:15 PM
Yeah, there's not a helluva lot there I want to see.

If I want to see elephants, I can stay right here in TN.
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2010, 02:52:39 PM »
Two words for the pic . . .

TECHNICAL FOUL!!!  :o :o :o
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2010, 02:55:15 PM »
I wonder if it was one of those flying insects that suck on your eyes while you sleep.  I didn't read the entire article to find out.

Again, zero reason to go to Africa.  Not one.
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2010, 03:10:01 PM »
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out...

WHO WANTS SPAGHETTI FOR DINNER????
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #15 on: March 23, 2010, 03:12:42 PM »
 :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

Well, I didn't read the whole article either, because I was too chicken to see the pic, then I decided to suck it up and look at it, and I closed the site so quick, I didn't read it that time either.  But that durn thing was in her shoulder, and then on her head. 

OMG.  EW. 
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #16 on: March 23, 2010, 06:08:53 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on March 23, 2010, 03:10:01 PM
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out...

WHO WANTS SPAGHETTI FOR DINNER????

How bout some white rice..........
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #17 on: March 23, 2010, 06:12:35 PM »
Quote from: Crazy Horse on March 23, 2010, 06:08:53 PM
How bout some white rice..........

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I wonder if that shit is as bad as the, "Guamanian Jungle Funk" guys used to have (I got it on my elbow once--nasty thing...)
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #18 on: March 23, 2010, 06:48:18 PM »
Not clicking on the link....because I plan to visit Africa before I die.  I want to see Victoria Falls and do a safari...so nope, not clicking.
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #19 on: March 23, 2010, 06:54:20 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on March 23, 2010, 06:48:18 PM
Not clicking on the link....because I plan to visit Africa before I die.  I want to see Victoria Falls and do a safari...so nope, not clicking.

Oh, fer cryin out loud, it's just a little worm!!!

Crawling around someone's eye...

Shit, if you saw the pics during the VD lecture we had during boot camp, would that have scared you off having sex ever again?  Although I never look at blueberry pie the same way to this day, over 25 years later....

(April Razz will back me up on this one.)
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #20 on: March 23, 2010, 08:26:27 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on March 23, 2010, 06:54:20 PM
Oh, fer cryin out loud, it's just a little worm!!!

Crawling around someone's eye...

Shit, if you saw the pics during the VD lecture we had during boot camp, would that have scared you off having sex ever again?  Although I never look at blueberry pie the same way to this day, over 25 years later....

(April Razz will back me up on this one.)

Heh.  Back in the day, WAAAAAY back in the day, my G-dad gave the VD lecture.  At Ft. Hood.  WWII.  He gave THE LECTURE to me, and, well, ew.
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #21 on: March 23, 2010, 08:40:34 PM »
Not looking - no way.
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #22 on: March 23, 2010, 09:17:08 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on March 23, 2010, 08:26:27 PM


Hey, Deb.....read your whole comment out loud...then reread the last sentence out loud....  :o


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edited to prevent Tots further dismay ..... :-)
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #23 on: March 23, 2010, 09:20:29 PM »
Quote from: debk on March 23, 2010, 09:17:08 PM

Hey, Deb.....read your whole comment out loud...then reread the last sentence out loud....  :o


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OH CRAP.  Thanks for having my back.  :-)  It has been edited now.  Phew!
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Re: Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes
« Reply #24 on: March 23, 2010, 09:23:43 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on March 23, 2010, 09:20:29 PM
OH CRAP.  Thanks for having my back.  :-)  It has been edited now.  Phew!

It's still quoted in Debk's post. 
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