Salma Hayek couldn't be prouder of her best friend, Penelope Cruz.MORE: Salma Hayek's swimsuit diet and fitness secrets revealedOn Tuesday, the Mexican star took to Instagram to celebrate the news that both Penelope and her husband, Javier Bardem, have been nominated for the 2022 Oscars.WATCH: Salma Hayek reveals beauty secret behind youthful appearancePenelope, 47, has received a Best Actress nod for her role in Parallel Mothers – the story of two mothers who give birth on the same day. Javier, meanwhile, has been lauded for his portrayal of Desi Arnaz in Being The Ricardos.READ: Salma Hayek shares rare glimpse into daughter Valentina's personal lifeMORE: Salma Hayek turns heads in wetsuit in gorgeous new photosDelighted Salma, 55, soon took to Instagram to celebrate their achievements.
Flesh-eating bugs to heart-stopping parasites – tropical terrors to avoid on holiday
23.01.2022 - 12:57 / ok.co.uk
After almost two years of Covid restrictions, we’re all desperate to board a plane and fly away to more exotic climes. But while sun, sand and sea are an exciting prospect, it’s not just Covid we need to look out for - worrying infections lurk in all corners of the world.This month, the third annual World NTD (Neglected Tropical Diseases) Day will be raising awareness and encouraging action in the fight against NTDs.There are 20 around the globe – three of which kill more than 200,000 people a year! From flesh-eating bugs to heart-stopping parasites, it pays to be aware of these terrors in the tropics… Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photo shoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.
Chagas disease Up to eight million people in Mexico, Central and South America have this parasite. Blood-sucking insects called triatomines bite people’s faces and infect them with their faeces. Pregnant women can infect their babies and you’re also at risk from uncooked contaminated food.
If untreated, the infection may be fatal. Fever, fatigue, body aches and vomiting are among the early symptoms, lasting weeks to months.There may be swelling at the bite site or where the faeces has been rubbed into an eye – known as Romaña’s sign. Later, up to 30% of sufferers develop heart problems, including cardiac arrest, and stomach complications, but most have no symptoms at all.
Anti-parasitic medication is needed to rid your body of the infection. Schistosomiasis Parasitic worms carry this waterborne illness, also known as bilharzia, infecting more than 200 million people worldwide. Freshwater is contaminated by Schistosoma eggs when human carriers urinate or defecate in it.The
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Inside Georgia Steel's Cancun holiday as she flaunts figure on the beach
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Yvette Mimieux, '60s starlet of 'Time Machine,' dies at 80
NEW YORK -- Yvette Mimieux, the blond and blue-eyed 1960s film star of “Where the Boys Are,” "The Time Machine" and “Light in the Piazza,” has died. She was 80.Michelle Bega, a family spokeswoman, said Mimieux died in her sleep of natural causes overnight Monday evening at her home in Los Angeles.In 1960's “The Time Machine,” based on H.G. Wells' 1895 novel, Mimieux starred opposite Rod Taylor as Weena, a member of the peaceful, blond-haired Eloi people in the year 800,000, who don't realize they're being bred as food by the underground Morlocks.That role and others that soon followed made Mimieux one of the ‘60s most radiant starlets.