“I’m scared to death,” states this reader, who writes to us in a call for help. After consulting people online, he has been told that he has “horsehair nematomorpha”, even though doctors have told him that it is impossible.

“I was wondering if you know of any doctor in my area for me to go get tested for these parasites” asks this reader from Wichita, Kansas. He wonders “who would really help [him], unlike the rest of the doctors who just automatically dismiss [him] even though [he] could actually have a parasitic infection”.