Snakes Inside

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Snakes Inside

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This clip is incorrectly titled "Schistosoma". We now suspect this worm is part of an insect life cycle that is the result of an insect depositing eggs through a bite. April 14, 2008 Parasite Eruption "Perhaps it would be good to admit I was so shocked in the beginning that I tried to get them off me as fast as I could. I didn't think I would end up being a science experiment. Now when I remove something from my body I note: date, time, location and save the specimen attached to a photograph. I hope this can help patients or doctors who find themselves faced with this dilemma. Currently three internal medicine physicians, a gynecologist, dermatologist, gastroenterologist and pain management specialist have reported there is nothing they can do. It is hard to keep my spirits up when faced with this lack of support." -- Subject A, California __________ Today is May 15, 2008 and Subject A has visited 3 additional doctors in the past week. An infectious disease specialist told her to "get rid of the microscope" and gave her an Aids test, with an admonishment that she should see a psychiatrist. ""There is no schistosomiasis in North America," he told her. Another doctor examined the photo of the female schistosoma emerging from the male's fold (below) and referred her to another infectious disease specialist. A third doctor viewed the video of one of the worms infesting Subject A's scalp and said he would refer her to an infectious disease specialist. Meanwhile, Subject A continues to suffer terribly, with worms emerging daily from the dozens of sores covering her body. I have called the Center for Disease Control and begged them to help her, describing the ovas that fall from her hair and burn through her skin, suggesting that failure to treat her risks a health epidemic. The CDC refused to contact her. "I waited in the doctor's office for three hours!" Subject A told me yesterday. "My head was on the chair for all that time. Think of all those people who are at risk being exposed to this!" I called CBS News with this story. They showed no interest. I just sent Dr. Sanjay Gupta at CNN a link to this page. Maybe something will come of that. Why the hell am I reduced to calling the press to attempt to find her simple medical treatment???? I am becoming very angry now. What is happening to my sister is a serious form of abuse. Of torture. I may be just a truck driver but I know incompetence when I see it. Why will trained medical professionals not immediately prescribe praziquantel or oxamniquine for her? Schistosomiasis is so common that China requires praziquantel to be added to consumer salt. Clearly, the medical treatment system in Bakersfield, California is broken. BUT THE DOCTORS ARE SURE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY!! In the twenty years that she may have suffered from this undiagnosed parasitic disease, the total money spent by her family, state and federal assistance exceeds one million dollars treating the symptoms but not one cent treating the cause. This is not right. May 30, 2008 Another doctor told SubjectA she had a skin condition. An actual schistosoma was sent to the Bakersfield lab and the results came back negative! This is unbelievable. http://www.newplague.org

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disease, worms, parasites, medicine,