She was only 63 years old and had been suffering from migraines for three months that no one could explain. 🩺
When she finally arrived at a hospital in Vietnam, doctors examined her throat and found something that looked like a tumor in the upper part of her esophagus. They decided to operate. But when they opened her up, there was no cancerous mass waiting for them: there was a live leech lodged in her sinuses and throat, feeding silently for weeks.
The doctors removed it with forceps and placed it on a tray, where it continued writhing in front of the cameras. As they explained, had they not detected it in time, the parasite would have continued growing and could have blocked her breathing. Everything indicates that the woman became infested while bathing in spring water, a common practice in the mountainous areas where she lives. An ordinary bath, and a guest no one saw coming. 🩸