Human Brain Parasites: Don’t Look Away

Brain and CNS parasitic infections are more common than we think.

By: Tessa Lena

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Brain and CNS parasitic infections are more common than we think

• Close to 3 billion people worldwide are thought to be infected by Toxoplasma gondii alone

• In Australia, unsuspecting doctors have extracted a live parasite known to infect carpet pythons out of a patient’s brain

• There is a number of parasites that can infect the…