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Armed with jagged teeth used to hook onto its host, the hookworm can be transmitted from your household cat onto a human.
Flesh-Eating Hookworm Armed with jagged teeth used to hook onto its host, the hookworm can be transmitted from your household cat onto a human. Monsters Inside Me 02:07 June 25, 2010 402638 -
Unclean sheets and linens carry human scabies mites, which feed on human skin, causing intense itching. The condition is called scabies, or simply "the itch."
Scabies Mites and the Itch Unclean sheets and linens carry human scabies mites, which feed on human skin, causing intense itching. The condition is called scabies, or simply "the itch." Monsters Inside Me 01:26 June 25, 2010 134020 -
Burrowing through the skin and internal organs, gnathostoma worms can eventually cause paralysis and death.
Gnathostoma Worms Burrowing through the skin and internal organs, gnathostoma worms can eventually cause paralysis and death. Monsters Inside Me 01:52 June 25, 2010 99491 -
Found in contaminated food and water, Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite that feeds on living cells in the human gut.
Entamoeba histolytica Found in contaminated food and water, Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite that feeds on living cells in the human gut. Monsters Inside Me 01:46 June 25, 2010 78367 -
Leishmaniasis kills skin cells in mass numbers, causing prominent skin sores. In extreme cases, it attacks the face itself, leaving the victim disfigured.
Leishmaniasis and Skin Sores Leishmaniasis kills skin cells in mass numbers, causing prominent skin sores. In extreme cases, it attacks the face itself, leaving the victim disfigured. Monsters Inside Me 02:03 June 25, 2010 48764 -
Found inside undercooked wild game and pork, Trichanella spiralis is a parasitic worm that can cut through human muscles and tissue.
Trichanella Spiralis Found inside undercooked wild game and pork, Trichanella spiralis is a parasitic worm that can cut through human muscles and tissue. Monsters Inside Me 01:04 June 25, 2010 48689 -
Malaria is the deadliest parasitic disease on the planet, causing nearly a million deaths a year.
The Deadliest Parasitic Disease Malaria is the deadliest parasitic disease on the planet, causing nearly a million deaths a year. Monsters Inside Me 01:28 June 19, 2010 44728 -
The Leishmania parsite feeds directly on the vital organs from the inside-out. It's spread through infected sand flies.
The Leishmania Parasite The Leishmania parsite feeds directly on the vital organs from the inside-out. It's spread through infected sand flies. Monsters Inside Me 01:31 June 19, 2010 39645 -
Acanthamoeba is a voracious parasite that enters the body through the skin or the nose, then devours brain cells.
The Acanthamoeba Parasite Acanthamoeba is a voracious parasite that enters the body through the skin or the nose, then devours brain cells. Monsters Inside Me 01:19 June 19, 2010 30541 -
While swimming with a friend a man has a seizure and collapses. Shortly after, he finds out that a pork tapeworm has been slowly eating away at his brain!
Tapeworm In My Brain While swimming with a friend a man has a seizure and collapses. Shortly after, he finds out that a pork tapeworm has been slowly eating away at his brain! Monsters Inside Me 02:20 June 09, 2010 231471 -
After eating some raw sushi, a woman begins a fight for her life as a mass containing parasitic worms creates a blockage in her colon. The woman has Anisakiasis, a disease caused by Anisakis worms.
Really Bad Sushi After eating some raw sushi, a woman begins a fight for her life as a mass containing parasitic worms creates a blockage in her colon. The woman has Anisakiasis, a disease caused by Anisakis worms. Monsters Inside Me 02:29 June 09, 2010 41413 -
After taking a trip to a local water park, a man is fighting for his life while a parasite eats his intestines from the inside out.
Eaten From the Inside After taking a trip to a local water park, a man is fighting for his life while a parasite eats his intestines from the inside out. Monsters Inside Me 02:27 June 09, 2010 31838 -
A case of extremely itchy skin leads a man to the doctor, where he learns that he has a parasite that can cause river blindness.
Worms In My Eye A case of extremely itchy skin leads a man to the doctor, where he learns that he has a parasite that can cause river blindness. Monsters Inside Me 02:01 June 09, 2010 44367 -
Even dead, the larvae of parasitic roundworms can cause river blindness, or Onchocerciasis. These parasites are transmitted through the saliva of blackflies.
River Blindness Even dead, the larvae of parasitic roundworms can cause river blindness, or Onchocerciasis. These parasites are transmitted through the saliva of blackflies. Monsters Inside Me 02:11 June 09, 2010 46835 -
The pork tapeworm is a particularly vicious parasite because it can end up in the most important organ in the human body: the brain.
Pork Tapeworm in Brain The pork tapeworm is a particularly vicious parasite because it can end up in the most important organ in the human body: the brain. Monsters Inside Me 01:55 June 09, 2010 38480 -
A young woman contracts a parasite, Trichinella spiralis, after eating infected meat. The condition, called trichinosis, can cause paralysis as the worms burrow through her muscles.
Worms Burrow Through Flesh A young woman contracts a parasite, Trichinella spiralis, after eating infected meat. The condition, called trichinosis, can cause paralysis as the worms burrow through her muscles. Monsters Inside Me 02:06 June 09, 2010 22962 -
Anisakis worms, common in marine mammals, don't fair so well in the human body. The dead worms can create an inflammatory condition in the gut called Anisakiasis.
Dead Worms Block Gut Anisakis worms, common in marine mammals, don't fair so well in the human body. The dead worms can create an inflammatory condition in the gut called Anisakiasis. Monsters Inside Me 02:26 June 09, 2010 29830
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- What happens when humans fall prey to parasites? Explore the shocking, gruesome and sometimes deadly details of parasitic infection.
- List Added: June 25, 2009
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