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I explained to them that something serious was going on


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UK man, 32, nearly died after parasite crawled up penis, laid eggs as he swam in lake on Africa trip

"I went to the neurology department and they did blood tests to see what was up. They determined quite quickly that my immune system was attacking my spine, leading to the loss of control of my legs.

"I was put on a six-month course of steroids to counter this...but they didn't actually know what had caused this."

Doctors from the Hospital for Tropical Diseases eventually told James a parasitic worm had crawled up his penis and laid eggs in his body.

A week before Christmas he was diagnosed with schistosomiasis, an infection that's caused by a parasitic worm that lives in fresh water in tropical regions. It's most commonly found throughout Africa.

Once in the body, the worms move through the blood to areas such as the liver and bowel. After a few weeks, they start to lay eggs.

Some eggs remain inside the body and are attacked by the immune system. If it's left untreated it could have severe consequences.

James was prescribed a medication called praziquantel that kills the worms.

He said: "That killed the infection but I was left basically debilitated. They told me there was a 30 percent chance I'd make a full recovery - 10 years from now.

https://www.foxnews.com/travel/man-parasite-laid-eggs-lake-africa

 

fuck that, im not swimming in Africa

 

 

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What the fuck lmfao. Man, that's unlucky.

You're still OK swimming in Africa. This is pretty rare. There's a higher change you get  mugged and raped.

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