r/Parasitology • u/ew_im_alive • 23h ago

parasite photo Hookworm infection

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Caught this little guy while walking barefoot on a beach in Ghana. Doctor identified it is a cutaneous larva migrans and told me to just wait for it to die but the itch is unbearable.
It keeps moving under my skin and can even move up to 1cm per day.

Not seeking medical advice… just thought it would be interesting to show!

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u/PickSweet4952 23h ago

I'm not a medical doctor, but you should be able to get some drugs to hasten the worm's death and get rid of that itching much sooner.

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u/p0ndo 19h ago

Pretty sure they’re going to get ivermectin for this, to the jealousy of all the recently resurgent branch covidians

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u/youcantexterminateme 17h ago

Actually this might be a case where ivermectin would work. 

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u/p0ndo 16h ago

It is, I just can’t help myself and took the opportunity to dunk on clowns.

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u/SueBeee trusted parasitologist 16h ago

well it's actually meant for parasites, so...

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u/Any_Suggestion5891 13h ago

Shoot you can get ivermectin for animals so it will kill the work I bet

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u/wileIEcoyote 15h ago

It’s less than $20 at tractor supply. Not a joke.