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Found in contaminated food and water, Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite that feeds on living cells in the human gut.
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A happily married couple's trip to New York becomes a nightmare when they learn that they have been infected with the Bubonic Plague, not only putting their lives in danger but anyone who comes into contact with them.
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Leishmaniasis kills skin cells in mass numbers, causing prominent skin sores. In extreme cases, it attacks the face itself, leaving the victim disfigured.
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The Leishmania parsite feeds directly on the vital organs from the inside-out. It's spread through infected sand flies.
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Acanthamoeba is a voracious parasite that enters the body through the skin or the nose, then devours brain cells.
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While swimming with a friend a man has a seizure and collapses. Shortly after, he finds out that a pork tapeworm has been slowly eating away at his brain!
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Gnathostoma Worms
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Medical sponges left in your body after surgery can be deadly. Each year as many as 6,000 patients have medical equipment left in their body after surgery. Up to 35% of those with sponges left in their body will die.
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