Top Ten Grim Parasites
By Rebecca Hernandez
Get ready to turn your stomach inside out as we meet some of the world's nastiest parasites of people. Let Rebecca Hernandez guide you with a steady hand and firm constitution through medical mayhem and health horrors. Sit back and enjoy the ride!THE NULL'S TOP TEN GRIM HUMAN PARASITES
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10. Oriental liver fluke This is a total fluke - one that eats bile for dinner. Oh dear, this probably isn't a good start is it. |
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9. Leeches Leeches: good, bad and ugly. But mainly bad and ugly. Or is that too harsh? |
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8. Lice It’s one of those childhood rituals like riding a bike…just a little itchier. |
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7. Candirú The rumours are true gentlemen: if you value your willy do NOT pee in the Amazon. |
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6. The Creeping Eruption Disgusting? Check. Painful? Check. Entertaining? Most definitely. |
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5. Scabies Scabies: number five parasite, number one embarrassment. Even the name's nasty. |
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4. Toxoplasma Could an amoeba really be responsible for different human cultures? Quite possibly. |
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3. Tapeworm Tapeworms: pesky parasites or miracle weight-loss programs? You decide. |
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2. Guinea Worm You’ll never look at spaghetti carbonara the same way again. |
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1. Ascaris worms And you thought the other nine were bad... just be glad you're not a surgeon. Unless you're a surgeon. |
Your Say:
Re the Candiru article, and specifically the local treatment.
An apple?
Inserted *into*?
Can I vote for the amputation?
Jim Keir
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