A 4cm long worm was discovered inside a woman's tonsil. The woman thought it had come from eating raw fish. The woman had felt an unpleasant sensation at the back of the throat and thought that a cold was on the way. The worm, which was 38mm long and 1mm wide, was still alive after being retrieved from the woman’s left tonsil. the worm was identified as a nematode roundworm. that can infect people who eat raw fish or meat.
