Image source: BBC The human body is home to a variety of organisms that live inside or on your body, many of which live symbiotically or as parasites. Some, like Demodex mites, reside on the skin ...

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Humans can get infected with the worms by coming into contact with the saliva, mucus of faeces of an infected pet. From there, the parasites can latch on to the back of the throat or potentially ...

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Horsehair worms are parasites that hatch in water and first ... evolved to skillfully manipulate mantises, but conversely by human activity they are strangling their own necks," Sato said.