Tag: medical parasitologist
Plethora of Organisms and Strange Matter Has Taken Over Woman’s Home
“I cannot help but see all these things that I have never seen before in the twenty years we have been here”, states this reader about the plethora of organisms and strange things she has been finding throughout her home. “Please help me to know what we have in our house as well as on my body.”
Woman with Worm in Her Head Seeks Help After Delusional Parasitosis Diagnosis
“What is this worm in my head and where can I get blood work done?” asks this reader in her submission. “Doctors have me as delusional parasites. You can see it’s a worm. It has been two years. Thank you.”
Multitude of Creatures Found in Nose and Mouth Leaves Woman Searching for Answers
“I have been dealing with these things in my nose and in my mouth above my dentures”, states this reader in Northeast Florida. “Please tell me what they are”, she requests, asking about the multitude of organisms pictured below.
Man Finds Potential Organisms in Toilet After Two Weeks of Bowel Problems; Where He Can Go For Help
“What is this?” asks this reader about the organism in the photograph below. Our reader states that he has been having diarrhea for two weeks and this, brow-green organism came out the day he sent in his submission.
Reader Wonders How Someone Who Requires the Use of the Baker Act Can Get Rid of a “Clear Worm”
“How does someone get rid of this clear worm? If they have gone to the hospital and got Baker Acted?” asks this reader in her query. Though she provides no photographs or more context than this, we will do our best to guide our reader toward the help the person in need requires.
Worms Coming from Dog’s Excrement Worry this Mother
“Can you identify these worms I’ve found around my new rental house since moving in?” asks this reader in Ontario about the worm-like organisms pictured below. The creatures range in color and shape, and she found some of them in her dog’s waste.
Reader Wonders What Types of Parasites They are Dealing With
“What kind of parasite is this?” is all this reader asks in their submission regarding the various organisms pictured below. The creatures range in color and shape: some white and some black, and most of them worm-like in shape with the exception of one that looks more ovate.
Man Worries the Spots on His Body May Be Caused by Something Under His Skin
“Can it get on or in a man’s blood and skin? Because I have […] different spots on my body.” asks this man in his one-line query. No photos or more context accompany his question, but we will do our best to help our reader with his issue.
This Woman Wonders Where She, Her Dog and her Family Can Receive Medical Attention for Potential Hookworms
“Where can I get help?” is the first thing this woman writes in her submission, posing the question that many face when they are concerned about parasite-related health concerns. This reader in particular is concerned about a “hookworm” that “came out of [her] dog” which has spread to her and her family members.
Man Worries His Gut is Full of Pinworms; What Medical Help is Available to Him
“Can a person’s gut be so full of, like, pinworms […] that they come out of the skin and nose and start biting the skin on the outside?” asks this reader in his submission. He seems concerned about his eating habits and the symptoms he has been experiencing.
White, Hair-like Fibers Found All Over Body Causes Concern for This Reader in Northwest Washington
“I have been struggling with these white, lightweight, hair-like worms in my hair and all over my body,” says this reader located in Northwest Washington, “out in the rural farm lands near the Canadian border.” Although our reader does not ask any specific questions in her submission, we will provide some resources she can consult if she worries for her health as a result of these worms.
Translucent Organisms with Serrated Tails Plague Family for Three Years
“These things have been plaguing my family for 3 years plus” says this reader in Kalamazoo, Michigan, who worries about the “mostly translucent” organisms which “have completely brought down [her family’s] quality of living.” Our reader states that she “needs answers”, and has thus come to us.
Woman and Family Overwhelmed By Parasitic Infection; Where They Can Receive Help Amid the COVID 19 Pandemic
This reader “would be extremely grateful” if we could help her identify some parasites that have invaded her family. Our reader writes to us in the hopes that the answers that we provide may “hopefully prevent others from experiencing a terror” such as the one our reader has faced.
Leech-like Worms Plague Reader Who Asks for Help
“Have recently found a very small” worm, states this reader in his submission regarding the “black, glossy” creatures pictured below. “Maximum size is three quarters of an inch, to an inch.”
Black and Transparent Organisms Infest Woman’s Hair for Over a Year: Where She Can Find Help
“I have had these in my hair for over a year”, states this reader in her submission regarding the black and transparent organisms pictured below. “Can you identify these things?”
Woman Asks for Help After She is Told She has Head Lice
“I was told I have head lice” says this reader, who sends in multifarious images of organisms, her hair and what appear to be wounds on her skin. Our reader asks us for help, and states that she has “no insurance.”
Red-striped Worm May be Bloodworm but Woman Worries About Parasites
“What is this worm?!” asks this reader in the UK about the red-striped worm-like creature pictured below. “Hoping it’s not a harmful parasite.”
Red Worm Found in Toilet is an Earthworm
“Is this an earthworm?” asks this reader about the red worm pictured below. “It was in our upstairs toilet.”
Red Worms in Scalp and Car Bother Reader Seeking Help
“Can anyone identify these red worms?” asks this reader in her submission. “They are in my scalp.”
Translucent Creatures, Black Markings and Snakes Terrorize This Reader Who Desperately Seeks Help
“I keep getting attacked at night by something” states this reader in his lengthy query about the creatures that have been bothering him since “August of 2020”. Our reader is concerned about his health and is currently not getting any medical treatment that is helping his issue.
