By Nick Galia
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A type of parasitic roundworm known as a nematode. They have hooked mouthparts which they use to latch on to the intestinal walls of their hosts, which can be humans. They most often enter the body through the skin between the toes of people who go barefoot. From here they travel to the small intestine where they latch on to the wall with their hooked mouthparts. Here they will lay eggs and feast on the hosts blood. These eggs are passed in the stools of the host and hatch in 1-2 days. This is how the hookworms, or nematodes, travel.
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Also known as the African eye worm, loa loa filariasis is a disease caused by by the nematode worm Loa Loa. This disease first travels through deer flies. If a deer fly bites a human, there's a chance that the loa loa will enter the body. From here, the adult loa loa will travel using the humans subcutaneous tissues. It will sometimes cross through the humans eyeball, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the African eye worm. It can also travel across the bridge of the most, causing pain and red itchy swellings under the skin called caliber swellings. And this is how the loa loa travels.
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Is a parasite that can cause massive swelling to areas of the body. It all starts inside of a mosquito. When the mosquito bites a human, hundreds of tiny larvae will swarm into the bloodstream. Next, they will travel to the lymphatic system. Here they mature and mate, making even more larvae. This larvae will travel to the lungs to lay ow during the day. But at night, the temperature drop will trigger the larvae to move out of the lungs and back into the bloodstream. While in the bloodstream, the larvae will be picked up by a mosquito who is biting the human. This will form a cycle that will repeat on many humans. And this is how elephantiasis travels.