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Parasites: Hells Angels of the Bloodstream

Responsible for anything up to 50% of human deaths since the Stone Age, parasites are rarely, if ever, listed as a 'cause of death', and you can't walk into a bookshop and buy a book on parasites. Here are some of the most wanted.....
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A few years ago my son called me after a fishing trip to Tasmania. He told me they’d caught plenty of fish but some of them had the strangest tongues. What he’d caught was fish with the parasite Cymothoa Exigua. This parasite enters the fish through the gills and attaches itself to the base of the fish’s tongue preventing any further blood flow. The tongue atrophies and the parasite becomes the tongue, feasting on the host’s blood and mucus. Want fries with that?
In Africa alone, an area the size of the USA cannot be farmed because of trypanosomes and many millions in South America have never had a healthy day in their lives because of this protozoan parasite. Horses, dogs and cattle are killed very quickly. Humans may survive but trypanosomes invade every organ and tissue in the body, having a predilection for the lymphatic system and the brain, with disastrous consequences (sleeping sickness). Here they are pictures in the bloodstream. Pin Worms, Tsetse Fly, Liver Fluke, Blood Infection, Fever Symptoms, Microscopic Photography, Brain Tissue, Electron Microscope, Body Tissues
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In Africa alone, an area the size of the USA cannot be farmed because of trypanosomes and many millions in South America have never had a healthy day in their lives because of this protozoan parasite. Horses, dogs and cattle are killed very quickly. Humans may survive but trypanosomes invade every organ and tissue in the body, having a predilection for the lymphatic system and the brain, with disastrous consequences (sleeping sickness). Here they are pictures in the bloodstream.
Roundworm in jars. 4.5 billion worms exist. They can be found in both unsanitary and sanitary conditions, around the globe. So if you were thinking that you didn't have to worry because you live in America, Japan, Germany etc, and in sanitary conditions, you would be wrong. Very wrong. Natural Cleanse, Teen World, Yeast, For Life, Natural Remedies, Helping People, The Globe, Globe, Germany
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Roundworm in jars. 4.5 billion worms exist. They can be found in both unsanitary and sanitary conditions, around the globe. So if you were thinking that you didn't have to worry because you live in America, Japan, Germany etc, and in sanitary conditions, you would be wrong. Very wrong.
Even children's school drawings can indicate the presence of parasites in the psyche. Traditional Chinese Medicine calls it 'Gu Syndrome', or Demons of the Body; Demons of the Mind. School Drawings, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Traditional Chinese, The Mind
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Even children's school drawings can indicate the presence of parasites in the psyche. Traditional Chinese Medicine calls it 'Gu Syndrome', or Demons of the Body; Demons of the Mind.
African eye worm In your eye: Known as the African eye worm, or loa loa, this is a nematode that requires a male and female in the host for full infection to ensue, according to Stanford University. This parasite is transmitted by Chrysops fly bites. It's endemic in the rainforests of West and Central Africa, but has also been diagnosed in tourists. Parasite Pictures, Eye Worm, Inch Worm, Parasitic Worms, Human Oddities, Eyes Problems, Male Eyes, Stanford University, An Eye
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African eye worm In your eye: Known as the African eye worm, or loa loa, this is a nematode that requires a male and female in the host for full infection to ensue, according to Stanford University. This parasite is transmitted by Chrysops fly bites. It's endemic in the rainforests of West and Central Africa, but has also been diagnosed in tourists.
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Guinea Worm: the traditional symbol for a doctor is the serpent wound round a stick. This has always been supposed to be a snake but a more serious suggestion is that the creature is the guinea worm and the sign of a healer is a man who can get rid of this burdensome pest!
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The scolex (head) of a pork tapeworm. If you eat meat make sure it's cooked properly!