deabcd (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Imagine having the skin on your face infested with tiny parasitic worms that you cannot get rid of. Sound straight out of a horror movie? Well, for those with river blindness, this is a hellish reality. This worm gets into the human through the bite of a blackfly. Once the worm is in the skin, it births thousands of baby worms (microfilariae) which move to the eyes and the skin. When the microfilariae die, the decaying bodies make toxins that cause blindness and extreme skin disfiguration.

deabcd (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

it's more common in third world countries but not unheard of otherwise

alejoriggi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

maybe a fly put the eggs there... mybe not, but it's possible

mynameistoejam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yeah, for real. That's what I'm wondering.

aulya20042005 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

how the heck those worms could get there?

BlackS7ven (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think it's a Morgellons disease.

balsar429 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

how do you get these and how do you get rid of em?

Bigredgumball (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Aw man! thats nasty! I hope they can get rid of them! geez! I've never seen anything like that before.

thinkbaires (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

In what part of the planet does it happen? Only in Asia? Is there any antibiotic able to neutralize it? A friend in South-America told me they use kerosene to kill fleas, would it work with those tiny worms? Terrific! Poor man! Thanks

deabcd (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thanks for the thanks! :)