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#1 Ascaris Infection
Ascariasis can be caused by eating or drinking something that contains Ascaris eggs. These eggs are found in feces. It is a parasitic roundworm.
#2 Worms Can Grow In Your Body And Become So Large, They Block Your Intestine
Once your body is infected with the worms, they can grow large and reproduce. Worms can then become tangled, and block your intestine. This is extremely dangerous and can require surgery to remove.
#3 Wuchereria Bancrofti
Wuchereria Bancrofti is a parasite that lives in humans. And while it’s pretty gross on it’s own, it can also cause another disease, lymphatic filariasis, more commonly know as elephantiasis.
#4 Lymphatic Filariasis Causes Extreme Swelling
Lymphatic Filariasis is called Elephantiasis because of the extreme swelling it can cause to arms, legs, and genitals. Skin becomes thicker and more painful to touch. Not only does the disease cause physical appearance to alter, but also, damages people emotionally due to the physical changes which occur.
#5 Tapeworm
Tapeworm, one of the more common infections can be transmitted through eating undercooked food. Just because it is more common, does not mean it’s less terrifying.
#6 Tapeworm Grows Within Your Body
Once a tapeworm enters your body, the larva can grow extremely large. Don’t be fooled though, a tapeworm doesn’t need to be fully grown in order to damage your body. At any size, they can cause diseases, such as cysticercosis.
#7 Strongyloides
Strongyloides are threadworms that live in soil. They crawl into your skin and infect your bloodstream and intestine.
#8 Strongyloides Effect On Your Skin
While entering your skin, the parasites leave behind rashes. They crawl through layers of skin till they get where they need to be.
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