A woman contacted us asking if we could identify the type of worms that have been living in her skin. Our reader resides in Victoria, Australia and wonders if she has more than one thing living in her house. She also states that she has, in fact, been to see a doctor, who looked at her “stupid”.
First of all, we wish to warn our other readers that the following imagery in this article may prove to be somewhat grueling for sensitive viewers, as there will be pictures of blood and other organic matter. Secondly, it is vital that we point out that we will not be able to provide an identification of the worms seeing as our reader’s situation is one that is purely of a medical nature. Thus, giving an identification would be tantamount to giving a diagnosis, which we are not qualified to do seeing as we are not medical professionals. Thirdly, we should also point out that it is unfortunately not uncommon for doctors to turn away patients who come to them for parasitic infestations. Although their condescending treatment is always unjustified, a regular doctor’s inability to diagnose and provide treatment for such infestations comes as a result of their lack of training in that field of expertise.
Ergo, we recommend instead seeking out someone who actually specializes in that area, and such doctors do exist and will be much more qualified in providing the help our reader needs. To find such a person, our reader can simply Google ‘infectious disease physician (name of her city)’ or ‘travel disease doctor (name of her city)’. Additionally, in order to help any doctor identify the parasite, it might be worth considering taking a sample of the worms to the doctor. If our reader wishes to go the extra mile, and feels she has the patience to do so (depending on the state of her health, of course), she could even take a sample of the worms to her local county extension office or to the entomology department at a nearby university to get the worms identified prior to visiting a physician. However, an infectious disease physician should be qualified enough to provide everything our reader needs, so this might not be necessary.
To conclude, as we are not medical professionals, we are unfortunately unable to identify the worms that have been living in our reader’s skin, nor if there are more than one species living in her house. Regardless, we hope that the information we have provided can point our reader in the right direction so she can find the help she needs soon.
I live in Tenn and my sister and myself have been suffering with this for many years. I get lesions all over my face and there’s some kind of live organism living in there. I have to clean them out multiple times a day to get the infection that builds up in them because they hurt so bad with stinging and numbing. When you hit the live organism it puts little glass looking pieces up thru the skin that feels like bees stinging you and it goes numb with a prickly feeling. It also will have bone like pieces that hurt like hell to snatch out . It won’t stop bleeding until you get the stuff out of the sore and it will be black almost colored blood. When the scab forms it’s a hair cluster with a worm in it and that my friend is so painful to remove. We’ve tried everything in this world, things you shouldn’t be using on your skin or injesting but desperate times you will do desperate measures. I’m embarrassed to go out because people gulk at you and whisper behind your back. We got stopped by cops for me not having seatbelt on and when she saw my face she pulled me out of the car and searched me for drugs and questioned me about if I had been arrested for drugs, where I been, and so on. Searched our car ; we had five undercover there just because I didn’t have a seatbelt on. Is that not crazy .. the whole thing was she assumed I was a meth head and picked instant of asking what was wrong with my face. It used to be they only came around every 4 weeks but now they no sooner clear up when they hit again. My sister has almost all of her hair missing because they are in her head and she has to pick them out so no one else can see them and because of how many there is . There’s so much more about this disease, the things it does to you and how much it covers your home and pets . If anyone knows anything that will help or any DR that we could see please tell me. My Dr went to the conclusion that it was morgallens without even checking out anything. I have pictures that I’ve been taking for years and samples of the pieces of gunk that comes out of the lesions. Thanks for listening and I’ll say a prayer for all who are suffering from this. May God be there with you and help you heal. I may have said this before but the message must get out so we can get help
I live in Tenn and my sister and myself have been suffering with this for many years. I get lesions all over my face and there’s some kind of live organism living in there. I have to clean them out multiple times a day to get the infection that builds up in them because they hurt so bad with stinging and numbing. When you hit the live organism it puts little glass looking pieces up thru the skin that feels like bees stinging you and it goes numb with a prickly feeling. It also will have bone like pieces that hurt like hell to snatch out . It won’t stop bleeding until you get the stuff out of the sore and it will be black almost colored blood. When the scab forms it’s a hair cluster with a worm in it and that my friend is so painful to remove. We’ve tried everything in this world, things you shouldn’t be using on your skin or injesting but desperate times you will do desperate measures. I’m embarrassed to go out because people gulk at you and whisper behind your back. We got stopped by cops for me not having seatbelt on and when she saw my face she pulled me out of the car and searched me for drugs and questioned me about if I had been arrested for drugs, where I been, and so on. Searched our car ; we had five undercover there just because I didn’t have a seatbelt on. Is that not crazy .. the whole thing was she assumed I was a meth head and picked instant of asking what was wrong with my face. It used to be they only came around every 4 weeks but now they no sooner clear up when they hit again. My sister has almost all of her hair missing because they are in her head and she has to pick them out so no one else can see them and because of how many there is . There’s so much more about this disease, the things it does to you and how much it covers your home and pets . If anyone knows anything that will help or any DR that we could see please tell me. My Dr went to the conclusion that it was morgallens without even checking out anything. I have pictures that I’ve been taking for years and samples of the pieces of gunk that comes out of the lesions. Thanks for listening and I’ll say a prayer for all who are suffering from this. May God be there with you and help you heal.
I believe u should research Morgellons Disease on FB support pages and look at newest YouTube videos I have been suffering for years. Nothing kills it, it gets worse, u think he going nuts, docs will tell u it’s mental, ITS NOT, UR NOT DELUSIONAL Be strong and don’t give up CDC won’t recognize this as anything but it is a very complex virtually unknown details about the organism . It’s getting out of control fast and Boone is helping us research it. No federal funding and it’s all private donations for research. Get a seriously great tele photo cell camera. I have over 80,000 Google photos and videos but can’t get a single doc to look at them. We need to get together and have a huge summit somewhere and invite researchers, universities, docs, politicians CDC AND SUFFERERS WITH THE DISEASE. We gotta get loud and upset these ppl and the public hear us. It seems to be one huge secret noone will even talk about. What is the medical community and government hiding concerning this ???
Take care, it’s a hell in earth disease, I’m sorry to tell u. But u deserve the truth?
I believe u should research Morgellons Disease on FB support pages and look at newest YouTube videos I have been suffering for years. Nothing kills it, it gets worse, u think he going nuts, docs will tell u it’s mental, ITS NOT, UR NOT DELUSIONAL Be strong and don’t give up CDC won’t recognize this as anything but it is a very complex virtually unknown details about the organism . It’s getting out of control fast and Boone is helping us research it. No federal funding and it’s all private donations for research. Get a seriously great tele photo cell camera. I have over 80,000 Google photos and videos but can’t get a single doc to look at them. We need to get together and have a huge summit somewhere and invite researchers, universities, docs, politicians CDC AND SUFFERERS WITH THE DISEASE. We gotta get loud and upset these ppl and the public hear us. It seems to be one huge secret noone will even talk about. What is the medical community and government hiding concerning this ???
Take care, it’s a hell in earth disease, I’m sorry to tell u. But u deserve the truth?
I have the same exact thing in Michigan. Is there anything over the counter that will help.
So how do you get them off your body? I have same thing going on except it feels like it has burrowed into my head and neck. It affects my muscles. And makes me want to isolate away from everyone.it messes with. My concentration. Please tell me what to do.
I believe you may at least give some points of a reference or direction to look towards. As I am just a curious reader, and I am interested in know what species that would fall in, as I have never seen such a parasite.
Have the exact thing going on. Pictures are identical to the organisms I have in my skin.
@Sherrie Stewart
What type of flys and mites could this come from?
You have to go to an infectious disease specialist. These tiny flies and mites breed in mold and moist areas. Check n clean all drains with scrubbers like the “weasel” don’t forget bathroom sinks n sink holes. Check all pipes for leaks. Check n clean your washer n area. Mold thrives in washer agitators etc… use ZEP drain sludge remover, as they breed in drains, especially disposals. Clean ur disposal n scrub n add lots of ice… n use the ZEP there too or pods that cleanse. Get under the lip where good gathers. Keep trash covered n empty often. Moisture is mold haven. Check ur HVAC too… ok this will help u stop the breeding areas. No mold or moisture n you’ll kill them off. Shower drains n bathtub are the worst…