"What is the Most HORRIFIC Real or Fictional Parasite?" Topic

How about a parasite that gets into your body through sexual contact, grows to 7 or 8 pounds or more over a period of 36 weeks before coming out the same way (but now very painfully), and then continues to feed off of you for the next 18 years or so (if not beyond)?

"How about a parasite that gets into your body through sexual contact, grows to 7 or 8 pounds or more over a period of 36 weeks before coming out the same way (but now very painfully), and then continues to feed off of you for the next 18 years or so (if not beyond)"

I think I've heard of this vile critter, Jkantor. I think it also is capable of re-wiring the host's brain into actually protecting and nuturing it, or getting others to do so.

Foul little beasts.

Fetus in Fetu.

'nuff said.

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I would have to say the IRS, especially since tax day is near… LOL :)

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.

I still vote for 'ex's'…and the attorneys that inevitably attach themselves to THEM….and so on….though the INFERNAL Revenue Stealers…is probably connected somehow to them…(the unholy trinity???)

Screwfly maggots. Exterminated in the Southwest US via a US federal program, still somewhat prevelant in mexico. The female can only mate with males once. So the govt sterilized male flys with radiation, and released them into the wild. Unlike 'good' maggots, screwfly maggots eat living and dead tissue in a wound. They can bore holes right into vital organs. Most fatalities are injured cattle, some people though still die each year from them.

The other is Enterocystosis, caused by pork tapeworms when they infest a human. They can get 'confused' on which way the intestines are and end up in all sorts of tissues, including the brain, and tissues surrounding the mouth and genitals/rectum. Severe infestations cause death via organ/brain damage. The most horrific part is that heavy infections cause the clear vessicles to appear on the lips. They look like little eyeballs from the small dark larva floating inside. Apparently these cysts can get quite large in the brain.

The IRS.

Nercrotising Fasciatis I'm sure that's mispelt, but teh flesh eating disease taht was popularized in Canada a few years ago when one of our prominant Quebec politicians contracted it as well as a few civillians in hospitals in Toronto. Vile little bacteria, cured only by surgery and only if contracted in the extremeties and caught quickly (ie hours). Enters through cuts and abrasions immersed in infected water. I ran a Conspiracy X canpaign that used it as an assassination/cohersion tool.

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I know of someone who got Nercrotising Fasciatis whilst in Hostpital for something else.

Funny how I don't believe anyone when then say "Britain's National Health Service – best care in the world!"

And that was BEFORE all the MRSA stuff.

Ooops, that should have been Hospital ,although I think it works here :-)

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Parasites: The Videos . . .

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Cacique: Right about the lawyers, notice I don't spend any time on "The Miniature Writing Pages" Message boards :)
(I was one of the "good guys": criminal defense)

That parasite in South America (really a tiny catfish) that goes "trouser spelunkin'"!!! If I ever dive in the Amazon, I'll be keeping one hand on my "apparatus"!!!

That eye burrower in Africa doesn't sound like cricket, either!

"'ex's'…and the attorneys that inevitably attach themselves to THEM…"

Amen!! I handled one divorce, my own! I had an idiot for a client and the most vile, evil, parasite for an attorney! Whats really scary: my divorce attorney was a Piker in terms of ethical behavior compared to hers. Mine kept losing his temper at every hearing and kept threateming to pole-axe his adversary. Good thing was my attorney really cared about the case, some (the Judge) thought he cared too much!

Yikes!

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I feel for these zombie hosts . . .

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Zombie fans rejoice!

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seriously, my ex-wife.

Wasn't there a Stephen King movie where the aliens infected you by going up the 'ol poopshoot. Then giving extreme explosive diarrhea before taking over you body anyway?
Please just take over and get on with world domination, and skip the rest

Dreamcatcher?

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Y'know… given an overview of the sorts of threads that Cacique starts on here… I gotta say I'm a bit curious about his background… and what sorts of dreams the guy has.
With these thoughts coming to the surface on a daily basis, what sort of horrific stuff must be buried down in his subconcious?!!!

Or maybe, deep down, it's all teddy bears and warm milk?

Deep down? Probably "teddy bears and warm milk". :)

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some you forgot are "Earwigs" they climb into you ear when you sleep an procede to eat through your eardrum into your brain "you hear them eating you!!!" Ueghhhhh….
like the thing in star trek 3 ?
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also anothe nasty parasite is the "Lamprey Eel"
it's head apears to have ben choped off and replaced with circular fows of teeth "((O))" they latch on to ther prey and suck them dry of blood eventualy…
and they get several feet long.
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I've actually seen dead fish with horrible gaping wounds from those Lampreys!

What a way to go, particularly if it is a small fish and a large Lamprey goes for it.

However, about the Earwig . . .

"The name "earwig" is generally said to originate from an old European belief that earwigs crawl into people's ears and lay eggs in the brain. This etymology is given by the Oxford English Dictionary, which states unequivocally that the name is derived from Old English éare, "ear", and wicga, "insect", "from the notion that it penetrates into the head through the ear." Earwigs do tend to prefer being in hidden places, and this etymology parallels the unambiguous French name perce-oreille ("ear piercer"). Another hypothesis is that the word comes from the Late Latin auricula, owing to the ancient use of pulverized earwigs as medicine to treat diseases of the ear. A third explanation is that it is an alteration of "ear-wing", after the shape of the hind wings when unfolded."
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So lamprey eel is always showing his "O" face ? SWEET!!

"The female can only mate with males once."

Much like my wife.

My sister is the most horrific and evil parasite on the face of the earth. I would tell you why, but i dont want to go to the Dog House.

I saw a series called Body Hits once, and they had an episode about holidays, and a young British girl went to see her doctor about an apparent boil on her neck and it turned out she'd just been vacationing in the tropics and left her swimsuit to dry on a rail whereupon a fly landed on it and laid eggs, such that when she put it back on the larvae ended up in her neck, and the "boil", when examined, required the removal of a 2" long grub from her neck.

For fictional parasites check out the Rifts worldbooks Atlantis and Splynn Dimensional Market. EWWW.

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So is the myth here actually a myth, or do they actually crawl into people's ears? This is what I came to this page to find out, and the info wasn't there…I know what my intuition tells me (NO) but I'm no biologist and I can't be sure…any help here? 24.20.131.214 12:49, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

" As my professor said "Well, not anymore than any other random insect would want to crawl into your ear, I suppose"--Kugamazog 13:22, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
I just wanted to let the "world" know that "Earwigs" can and "DO" crawl into peoples ears! Just this past week I was awakened by such an experience! If U'd like a full account feel Free to contact me, YYs2B4GotN@aol.com "

The Gonk just shared this with me . . .

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. . . And what turned up on "Grey's Anatomy" a while ago?

As soon as Mitch Pileggi said 'amazon river', I diagnosed Candiru, swallowed some powerful painkillers and reached for my cane.

Lets see…

We have some repeats… But teh first one is a parasite that I am sure no-one has posted here yet (it may have been posted to another thread…

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And the adult version of the Parasite:

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ICKY!

WOW! The _C.Exigua_ adult looks like the mother of all Morton Bay Bugs – A lobster relative found in Australasian waters, and usually only in mouths as dinner than as a guest . . .

Never seen one of these before. The head looks more like a grasshopper than a crustacean – Almost alien in appearance. Thanks for the info!

Actually, speaking of animal parasites, there is one in NZ that is rather fun; the Vegetable Caterpillar. Technically, it is neither; It is in fact a fungal infection that grows to amturity inside the larvae of moths and butterflies on the forest floor locally. Once mature, and the host being nearly paralyzed, it sends forth its spore-producing spike and the whole assembly looks like a plant.

This doesn't attack us but still looks pretty alien:

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Without a doubt, the Pennsylvania Legislature--providing nothing for the benefit of their hosts, sucking the body politic dry of cash, enriching themselves in subtle and nearly-indetectable ways, and issuing toxic excressences (PR announcements) until the victim becomes sick to death of their activities.

Luckily, if you catch them when they pop their heads up (for reelection), they can be removed with much effort and pain. Sadly this process has often led to opportunistic infestations by the same type of larvae (freshman legislators).

Face-huggers from the Aliens series…

I'll never forget the first time I saw the alien burst forth from the guy's chest in Alien!

Here's what's wrong with the link I provided above . . .

Where the bleep shows up, replace with "/" plus the following letters (but type them backwards – reverse order than this): "ftw"

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Forget the bursting of the chest!

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All good votes, but I got y'all beat hands down. Here are my top 3:

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Ascaris lumbrcoides comes to mind. I don't know if it qualifies as the "most horrific", but the thought of one of the four foot long things living in my intestines gives me the willies. Look here link

It will give you the willies too.

Respectfully,
Norman of Torn

My ex-wife?

golly, most that came to mind – ex-wives, lawyers, the IRS, have all been taken.

Didn't see Barak Oabama and his mindless horde of followers (in the US and the entire world), so that's my vote. May as well get it in first before everyone else does after the guy's first disappointing year in office.

"his mindless horde of followers"

…lol, just remember AA, we are a mindless majority now…so suck it.

Happy Holidays.

a mindless majority of voters, but a mindless minority of the population. still, there is something to be said for strength in numbers, it's just lucky that the military and NRA are basically against you.

That's what fields of fire are for – to rid us of badly-armed majorities.
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Now, why don't y'all rub the sleep off your eyes:

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Might as well give up bathing:

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Ewww, and Ewwwer!

There was a brainworm case here in the US not long ago. They even had pics. Docs thought it was a tumor and went in to remove it. Imagine their surprise when it started moving…

How about… The U.S. Government.

Zombie rats, mice and . . . people?

"T. gondii infections have the ability to change the behavior of rats and mice, making them drawn to rather than fearful of the scent of cats. This effect is advantageous to the parasite, which will be able to sexually reproduce if its host is eaten by a cat. [8] The infection is almost surgical in its precision, as it does not affect a rat's other fears such as the fear of open spaces or of unfamiliar smelling food. There has been speculation that human behavior may also be affected in some ways, and correlations have been found between latent Toxoplasma infections and various characteristics such as decreased novelty-seeking behavior, slower reactions, feelings of insecurity, and neuroticism.[9]"
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Again on zombie ants:

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