We don't want to scare you here, but did you know that there are a number of insects that can enter your body by entering through openings or burrowing under the skin? Stressful and disgusting right? So if that's not enough, know that some even lay eggs and breed under the skin. So apart from being terrifying, it can also be dangerous as it can lead to life-threatening infections.
Prof. Adam Hart, an ecologist, conservation scientist and entomologist from the University of Gloucestershire, said that "many creatures see our bodies as a potential place to live, and in some cases also raise a family. If they cause damage, we call them parasites."
Here are seven pests that "feel at home" on your body, and even establish a continuation generation in it:
lice
One of the common insects that love humans. They can be found on the body and in the hair feeding on your blood. The eggs they lay can be located just under the skin. They spread by direct contact and can cause irritation, infections and transmit diseases such as typhus.
Signs that you have lice:
You see them walking
tingling
creeping sensation
Swollen glands
Sores on the scalp, neck and shoulders
The treatment: they can be treated with anti-lice preparations that can be purchased in the pharmacy chains without a prescription.
Lice, illustration (photo: Inimage)Tapeworms
Tapeworms are able to invade your intestines and lay tens of thousands of eggs there. After the eggs hatch, the worms can spread throughout the body and reach the lungs, liver, and even the brain.
People often do not experience symptoms, but they may notice worms in their stool.
Additional symptoms:
Abdominal pain
diarrhea
Vomiting
Loss of appetite or increased appetite
Weight loss
Headaches
Yellowing of the skin and eyes
cough or shortness of breath
vision problems
The treatment: In pharmacies there are several drugs that easily kill tapeworms.
How can you try to avoid them? Wash your hands often, wear shoes on earth containing worms, do not eat freshwater fish, raw or undercooked pork or beef.
Loa worms
The loa worm is a parasite that lives under the human skin. It is transmitted to humans by horse flies. When the flies bite, the larvae, or white maggots, enter your body and grow under the skin for five months. They then lay thousands of eggs a day, which move throughout the body.
Sometimes the worms can be seen moving under the skin or across the eyeball. According to the "Healthline" website, this can result in brain inflammation, coma and even death.
Most people do not develop symptoms, but you may experience:
Itchy or painful swelling
Worms in glasses
muscle or joint pain
tiredness
Treatment: The eye worms can be removed through surgery, while the other infections can be treated with medication.
Onchokerka parasite
Spread through the bites of black flies, which are usually found near flowing streams and rivers.
Once inside the body, they spend six to 12 months in the bloodstream and subcutaneous tissues before laying eggs.
The infection can cause an eye and skin disease known as "onchocerciasis".
The symptoms:
itching
Flowering
blindness
The treatment: an anti-parasitic drug, usually "ivermectin".
Itch mite
Microscopic insects that live on their hosts, which unfortunately can be human flesh.
An adult female mite enters the upper layer of the skin and can remain there unnoticed for weeks, until the person shows signs of its presence. In addition, she can also lay eggs there.
The symptoms:
Red rash-like marks
spots
Small bumps that can be hard or inflamed
Itching – especially at night
Pain or bumps on the skin
Swollen or blistered skin
The treatment: a therapeutic cream that can be obtained at the various pharmacy chains.
Fly
"Dermatobia hominis" is a species of fly whose larvae harm humans. When they bite the white-cream eggs of the female fly hatch and the larvae make their way into the skin. They can dig up to two inches into human flesh before reaching the muscle.
Then painful pimples with pus form, which the hatched flies feed on for five to ten weeks.
The common symptoms:
A lump under the skin
Sensation of movement under the skin
itching
Skin irritation
Abdominal pain
vomiting
diarrhea
Larvae in feces
The treatment: the larvae must be removed by a professional and keep the area clean.
A fly (Photo: Ingimage)Face mite
Thousands of tiny mites live around the face, eyelashes and even the nipples of almost every person on the planet.
They enter the pores of the skin, eat your natural skin oils and climb out to mate while you sleep.
The bugs then return to your pores to lay their eggs. It's not dangerous as long as there aren't too many of them, but if
It only becomes problematic when there are large numbers on the face, which can cause rosacea – a chronic disease of the facial skin that causes redness, flushing, dilation of blood vessels and acne-like pimples.
The most common symptoms are:
burning sensation
itching
redness
Skin feels rough like "sandpaper"
White color on the skin or eyelashes
Decreased vision
Eye irritation and itching
Loss of eyelashes
Thickened or scaly eyelids
The treatment: medicines and cleaning the face regularly.
