Doctors in West Africa warn the virus could cause blood to leak from blood vessels in the penis into erectile tissue, causing the penis to start to grow in size and triggering an erection.
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The unnamed 73-year-old, from Australia, confessed to using the batteries for self-gratification purposes and had never had any issues removing objects in the past.