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  1. 07-03-2012, 05:58 AM #1
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    How did THAT get in there?

    http://xfinity.comcast.net/video/liv...st/2252286064/


    This is a little gross...beware if squeamish!
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  2. 07-03-2012, 07:04 AM #2
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    I've seen videos/photos of these from Africa. It's usually found in Africa close to rivers.

    Onchocerca [ong′kōsər′kə] Etymology: Gk, onkos, tumor + kerkos, tail

    a genus of nematode parasites of the superfamily Filarioidea that infects humans and ruminants. The adults live and breed in subcutaneous fibroid nodules. The young (the microfilariae) are carried by the lymph and are found chiefly in the skin, subcutaneous connective tissues, and eyes. O. volvulus is a common parasite of humans that breeds in fast-flowing rivers and streams in tropical regions of the Americas and Africa, particularly West Africa. It is the cause of human onchocerciasis and is transmitted by the bites of buffalo gnats.

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  3. 07-03-2012, 11:34 AM #3
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    I'm not even going to look. That's just nasty. Bleck.
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    good god.
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    Yea, that was not pleasant.

    Interesting though. Thanks Fezz.
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    Well, the eye thing was a bit nasty, but the bigger question is...what the heck kind of rodent is living on that doctor's upper lip?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johns View Post
    Well, the eye thing was a bit nasty, but the bigger question is...what the heck kind of rodent is living on that doctor's upper lip?

    I am not positive, buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut........................ ....

    If you look at one of the degrees on the wall, I THINK it says that he graduated from the Wayne Newton School of Lip Hair Coiffing









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    Believe it not, I have seen this happen before. Know more than one OMD that has removed one although this one was especially large.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diane View Post

    a genus of nematode parasites of the superfamily Filarioidea that infects humans and ruminants. The adults live and breed in subcutaneous fibroid nodules. The young (the microfilariae) are carried by the lymph and are found chiefly in the skin, subcutaneous connective tissues, and eyes.

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    Thank you for that informative message. Now I KNOW I'm not looking.
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  10. 07-04-2012, 07:18 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by chip anderson View Post
    Believe it not, I have seen this happen before. Know more than one OMD that has removed one although this one was especially large.

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    I saw my barber remove one once. It only took him one swipe.
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