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How long can a loa loa worm stay in its host's body before the loa loa kills him/her?
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15 years  (+ info)

what should i do and am i right?


okay im 20 years old
and for about 3 years now i have pulled these things off my eye that caused alot of irritation they are clear about 2 inch's long and seem to move across my eye. i have researched alot about this and as crazy as it seems to me the only explanation i can find is the african eye worm or "loa loa"

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2006/Loiasis/Images/loa_loa_eye.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2006/Loiasis/Home.html&h=307&w=412&sz=91&hl=en&start=1&usg=__GlATzaQWFzlMUrS82kr-EMZXnxg=&tbnid=kyBwM9MMrJmdhM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dloa%2Bloa%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG

this looks exactly like what i keep pulling off of my eye..
now here is the part i dont understand.
ive never been out of the united states except one time to germany.
i have experienced skin rashes before
and i fill most of the symptoms such as
im 5'11 and weight 132 lbs : low weight and lack of appetite
i always feel sick when i wake up and eat :nausea
if im not full my stomach hurts tremendously: upset stomach
which also fits with abdominal pain
and almost everything i eat makes my stomach upset and i get diarrhea

also about a year ago i got pink eye really bad and no doctor could fix it and the pink eye lasted more then 12 weeks.

how could this be possible for me to have this infection and if i dont what is it and what can i do
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go to the hospital immediatly. dont waste your time on yahoo...
3 years? seriouslyy thats not good i would really go to the hospital or doctor as soon as possible. we all hate the doctors but this is your health....go! good luck  (+ info)


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