Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath went to investigate after a woman went online to say that tiny white worms - a bit like tapeworms - were crawling out of the pores in her skin. 

 

Phin, 27, from Ban Wang Phra-ong in Ban Dung said the little critters were so small that you'd hardly notice them.

 

She said she is a rubber worker and had collected mushrooms to eat from a grassy area. This had created itching that was torture for her.

 

She solved this by tiger balm and frequent showers - then came the worms. She thought they were probably some kind of insect.

 

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She hoped that doctors would be able to suggest the cause and the treatment. 

 

Siam Rath didn't make any effort to find out so ASEAN NOW Googled the condition.

 

We came up with a variety of culprits including guinea worm, hookworms and sandworm.

 

But the most likely candidate appears to be pinworms that can crawl out of the anus and lay their eggs in human skin. 

 

Maybe an ASEAN NOW resident doctor or dermatologist can enlighten us further. 

 

 

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That’s lunch cancelled.

38 minutes ago, norfolkandchance said:

That’s lunch cancelled.

My lunch is now all over the desk. ????

I'm I the only one getting a mental picture of John Hurt's famously gruesome scene in the 1979 movie Alien?

51 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

I'm I the only one getting a mental picture of John Hurt's famously gruesome scene in the 1979 movie Alien?

They’re here

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Maybe an ASEAN NOW resident doctor or dermatologist can enlighten us further. 

Ivermectin injection will fix it.

Her local vet will do it.

Wow, what a bunch of candy-a__ed babies the above posters are.

 

I feel sad for the woman and hope she gets help with it. Skin problems are really tough sometimes.

15 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Ivermectin injection will fix it.

Her local vet will do it.

maybe he should just put her down? 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

But the most likely candidate appears to be pinworms that can crawl out of the anus and lay their eggs in human skin. 

You just had to go there didn't you... I was doing okay up till then.

2 hours ago, norfolkandchance said:

That’s lunch cancelled.

And breakfast almost revisited.

I haven't had breakfast or lunch yet & the beer seems to be staying down, so all good here ????

3 hours ago, webfact said:

appears to be pinworms that can crawl out of the anus and lay their eggs in human skin. 

So remember folks when in a "foreign" bed!!!

I would say hookworm, they get in by skin.

Or even the roundworm, Wuchereria bancrofti, which can spread through ... mosquito.

 

See this site, in India man has 15 cm ! long worm in his eye, they took it out.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6265093/15cm-long-parasitic-worm-removed-eye.html

 

As Britmantoo said: Ivermectin injection will fix it. 6 mg/kg/day for 12 days.

Amazing to see about 120 million people globally have worms and they can cause lots of problems with your body.

 

The pinworm gets in by mouth and laying eggs around the anus, which causes itching.

Those are the worms, your pet can have.

You see those "lovely" movies where the dog is scraping with his butt over the ground, yes  it has worms and spreading eggs around.

It may look funny, but the dog has a reason, itch by worms.

28 minutes ago, xtrnuno41 said:

I would say hookworm, they get in by skin.

Or even the roundworm, Wuchereria bancrofti, which can spread through ... mosquito.

 

See this site, in India man has 15 cm ! long worm in his eye, they took it out.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6265093/15cm-long-parasitic-worm-removed-eye.html

 

As Britmantoo said: Ivermectin injection will fix it. 6 mg/kg/day for 12 days.

Amazing to see about 120 million people globally have worms and they can cause lots of problems with your body.

 

The pinworm gets in by mouth and laying eggs around the anus, which causes itching.

Those are the worms, your pet can have.

You see those "lovely" movies where the dog is scraping with his butt over the ground, yes  it has worms and spreading eggs around.

It may look funny, but the dog has a reason, itch by worms.

Butt scraping can be caused by many reason, common one irritation/inflammation of anal glands.

That´s marriage material

Simple google search shows this could be face mites.... https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/21/725087824/meet-the-mites-that-live-on-your-face#:~:text=It might give you the,see with the naked eye.

What is scary is after reading the article. it means all of you p__syfoots crying about losing your meal from the photo... That you most likely have them also haha... Just some people may have more than others. and some can be seen clearly in the video shown in the link.. It looked the same as the photo that woman took. So everyone get your glue and glass slide and follow their method how to pull those little buggers out... 

YES — When we reach adulthood we all of us are infected with DEMODEX to

varying degrees. In extreme cases they will drive you (really) round the bend.

These microscopic little %#@?'s will take over your life and torment the Hell

out of you - (that's if what is/should be a "normal" bodily occurrence turn

into a full blown Nightmare!   

The young Australian lady in the YouTube clip most definitely does not

come across to me as a fruit cake (read all of the comments, too). 

ALL comments are Welcome .. .. .. 

 

14 hours ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

Wow, what a bunch of candy-a__ed babies the above posters are.

 

I feel sad for the woman and hope she gets help with it. Skin problems are really tough sometimes.

Grow up and get a life.

Everyone who posted has sympathy for the lady in question. Human nature dictates that they will make light of it. 

I feel sorry for the woman - disgusting situation to find happening in your body.

 

However, the comments are witty and I enjoyed reading and laughing with them - not at her.

Until I read your post, that is.

 

Next headline - "Foreigner outraged at humorous comments"

 

13 hours ago, TacoKhun said:

Butt scraping can be caused by many reason, common one irritation/inflammation of anal glands.

Just gotta love the new slant of this story; Detailed analysis of butt scraping.

Opinions are like belly buttons - everyone's got one......... even me, so it seems.

However I have none regarding butt scraping!