c/creepywikipedia · by WillardHerman@lemmy.world · 2y

Tunga penetrans

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunga_penetrans

65 points · 6 comments · view on lemmy.world

6 Comments

nparkinglot@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Well, my life would have been measurably better had I never opened that link.

metallic_substance@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y

I managed about 4 paragraphs and decided that I know ~~enough~~ too much about this particular topic

nieceandtows@programming.dev · 18 pts · 2y

the mature female remains in the host for the rest of her life.

Nope

ickplant@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y

“There are no drugs currently available with proven effectiveness. Surgical extraction still remains the treatment of choice in patients with a low parasite load, such as tourists returning from endemic areas.”

Nope.

radix@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Oh dear. I don't like that one bit. Unfortunately, it was exactly what I expected from the name.

Algaroth@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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smort@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Only if you’re describing your own infection