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What parasites burrow into the brain and cause swelling or other damage?
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Many: Toxoplasma gondii from cats, naegleria fowleri from fresh water, taenia solium from pork tapeworm, schistosomiasis from snails, and malaria - plasmodium are a few. Prevalence of these depends on exposure - where you grew up or travelled or ate or ...
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