Threadworms, which are a type of parasitic nematode, spend a lot of time crawling around on human skin, poking and prodding to find the best place for entry before burrowing in. But disrupting a ...

A sewer worker in Spain showed up to the hospital with worms squirming about under his skin. The man had contracted Strongyloides stercoralis, a type of parasitic roundworm that infects the intestine.

The vet says there is a 9-15 day incubation before the larvae hatches. “If the dog/human is lying on/in that area of soil or bedding, the larvae pierces the skin (this takes less than 25 seconds ...

The condition is known as cutaneous myiasis, a skin condition caused by Cordylobia Anthropophaga (tumbu fly, mango fly, putsi fly). According to the Natural History Museum in London, myiasis can be a ...

Once the sore is expressed a worm comes out of it. The fly is found widely in large parts of northern South Africa, as well as large parts of Africa. Dogs and rodents are usually the hosts, but humans ...