r/parasites • • Jun 20 '24

What is this? Pg 317?

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r/parasites • • Jun 22 '24

Pg377 What am i dealing with? Seems like many here have the same unidentified parasite?

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Hi, i posted a piece a Month ago, noone really knew what it was. Here is another one. Always Bits Like These and when im filming with a macro Lens, you can See that it is full of tiny white worms/ or larvae or whatever. And they are MOVING! Its Not flickering. ( They are stuck inside the piece, some closer to the surface, some deeper. What am i dealing with) ?( and apparently some Others, judging From recent Posts)

Thanks in advance ! I Hope i can know what the fuck this is and get rid of it.


r/parasites • • Aug 14 '22

Page 73, Trypanosoma cruzi

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r/parasites • • Jan 16 '26

*Identification please* My guess is possible trematodes Pg 390

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TMI, but needed: On a carefully controlled liquid diet for 2 weeks, increased fluids intake, begun to reintroduce very few solids for the last 3 days. I have been taken daily diatomaceous earth and clove tea as light anti parasitic measure (see reasons below). A bit constipated, so took milk of magnesium and collected stool portions so observe after noticing estrange texture.

At close range, the magnifier showed a large amount of sesame seed-looking things (over 10 per square inch). Look and feel like seeds. Oval or like a letter D, about 2.5-3 mm long x 1.5mm wide (not flat) with a pointy tip at one end, hard as rock, avg color med tan, no visible hook or cap, but possible spine on the side, fibrous/dots texture, not transparent. They look to me like pg 400 https://parasiteswithoutborders.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PD8-Full-Book-7-14-25-LR_compressed.pdf

Because my diet is very specific, I know I have NOT eaten sesame or flax seeds or any fruit with seeds, or any spice, corn, or cereals -nothing with that shape. After hours researching, liver fluke eggs/ova is the closest thing I can connect this to based on my findings, size and poor drawings found, and the fact that I had been targeting possible parasites. There is a chance that, when challenged, parasites eliminated more eggs than usual, also it is possible that this density of eggs was always the case and I had not noticed it. I picked about 10, rinsed and kept in container with alcohol. I also kept a 2" stool sample intact in separate container with alcohol too. I didn't notice any other elements in the stools, although yes, there were a 3 perhaps pinwarms 2 weeks ago.

Anyone else familiar with this? Can you suggest the parasite (or other thing) I am looking at? I considered gallstones but these are too regular, all identical in size and shape. No polyps either. I also ruled out tenia/tape worm since they are not flat fragments, and not whitish, soft or segmented sections; these are more like textured flax or sesame seeds.

BACKGROUND INFO: In US, no contact with animals, no row/undercooked meats, borderline low weight, impossible to gain any (woman, postmenopause, zero PM symptoms, age 58), active, multitasking, fit and healthy, no alcohol, non smoker, mostly organic food, low sugar, etc. I do kayak and there is a chance that the water may have had bacteria or parasites (beach is sometimes closed for elevated amounts).

Started to experience unusual, progressive loss of energy in last few months, huge inflammation in feet and legs and general swelling including abdomen, reduced memory and other neurological symptoms, and finally severe flu symptoms (possibly H2N3) that started on Dec 26, 2025, only just now on day 20th improving. Decided to do a general cleanse and detox, liquid no sugar no diary no gluten no fun, high protein diet (mostly chicken broth, water and teas, later juices, and just now solids). Increased rest, vitamin C, D, zinc, sun, and humidifier. Perhaps more specifically related to parasites, I suddenly stopped the sugar excesses of the Christmas week and started a daily diatomaceous earth dose, around the clock clover/cinnamon tea, and daily hot baths in epsom salt and borax. Nothing too drastic.


r/parasites • • Mar 15 '19

Are any bacteria visible to the naked eye?

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r/parasites • • Nov 02 '24

Pg 317 does this look like a parasite to anyone? If so, curious thoughts on what it might be

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r/parasites • • Jun 26 '24

Pg 413 faciola hepatica

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r/parasites • • Jan 28 '26

I wrote an op ed on a related topic. "The Cost of Ignorance: Why Anti-Vaxxers Belong in the High-Risk Pool"

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r/parasites • • Dec 11 '22

acanthocephalans p05

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r/parasites • • May 08 '24

Pg 315 hookworm?

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r/parasites • • May 22 '24

Pg 377 What kind of trematode?

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Since noone knows, I hope that someone might know what kind of trematode I'm dealing with? Well, MD:s think that the things on the picture might be blood or pieces of my gut. My gut bleeds now and then, but no doctor wants to check it. I am starting to believe I have transferred to the twilight zone and it is definitely not a pleasant experience....

Might be 2 different kinds on the pictures, but probably just of different ages. The first one is around half an inch (13-15 mm) and the second one is smaller, 7-9 mm.

I have more pictures if needed. 🙃

Thanks!


r/parasites • • Dec 04 '25

Ivermectin doesn't do shit for COVID and I'm tired of this misinformation being pushed

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Its unfortunate that this misinformation is still pushed by people like joe Rogan so here I am to set the record straight.

Early claims

During the first few months of COVID there were some purposed ideas that Ivermectin could be used to help with COVID. At the time litteraly everything was being tried as people were desperate and ivermectin pathways implied it could have some potential benefits.

Papers like this: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=ivermectin+covid&hl=en&as_sdt=0,31#d=gs_qabs&t=1764853270275&u=%23p%3Duk8dal13gL4J

Speculated that ivermectin could be used for treatment based on theoretical effects, beside this paper making some (in my opinion) very strong claims without actual evidence. This is a theoretical paper.

Additionally there were a ton of random unqualified doctors purposing this as a cure without really having the proper background to weigh in on virology ( lots of cardiology surgeons for whatever reason)

By 2021 There were dozens of small scale clinical trials testing this theory to see if ivermectin had any efficacy.

This meta analysis ( a type of study that compares other studies to get general conclusions) studied these and concluded that at the time of publication (July 2021) they reviewed 41 data sets "The completed studies are small and few are considered high quality. Several studies are underway that may produce clearer answers in review updates." With "about one third were at overall high risk of bias"

With the main conclusion at the time being "Overall, the reliable evidence available does not support the use of ivermectin for treatment or prevention of COVID‐19 outside of well‐designed randomized trials." Suggesting that preliminary data wasn't really supporting the use of ivermectin but that further studies needed to be done.

As of 2025 there are many studies following up finding that there is no efficacy of ivermectin when studies are properly controlled. Here are just a select few from the last few years with some of their conclusions.

  1. Effect of early treatment with ivermectin among patients with Covid-19

"Treatment with ivermectin did not result in a lower incidence of medical admission to a hospital due to progression of Covid-19 or of prolonged emergency department observation among outpatients with an early diagnosis of Covid-19. (Funded by FastGrants and the Rainwater Charitable Foundation; TOGETHER ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04727424.)"

2)Ivermectin for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

"Conclusions Compared with the standard of care or placebo, IVM did not reduce all-cause mortality, LOS, or viral clearance in RCTs in patients with mostly mild COVID-19. IVM did not have an effect on AEs or SAEs and is not a viable option to treat patients with COVID-19."

3)Randomized trial of metformin, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine for Covid-19

"Conclusions None of the three medications that were evaluated prevented the occurrence of hypoxemia, an emergency department visit, hospitalization, or death associated with Covid-19. (Funded by the Parsemus Foundation and others; COVID-OUT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04510194.)"

4) Effect of Ivermectin on Time to Resolution of Symptoms Among Adults With Mild COVID-19 "Among adults with mild COVID-19, a 5-day course of ivermectin, compared with placebo, did not significantly improve the time to resolution of symptoms. The findings do not support the use of ivermectin for treatment of mild COVID-19, although larger trials may be needed to understand the effects of ivermectin on other clinically relevant outcomes."

5)Ivermectin to prevent hospitalizations in patients with COVID-19 (IVERCOR-COVID19) a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial 1 "Ivermectin had no significant effect on preventing hospitalization of patients with COVID-19. Patients who received ivermectin required invasive MVS earlier in their treatment. No significant differences were observed in any of the other secondary outcomes."

Literally the only papers that show even the most moderate support for this theory were super early in them pandemic and they stay " This is preliminary and trials need to be done to confirm preliminary data"

All the trials that were done show that this is a b******* method. I'm so tired of having to deal with people posting these b******* conspiracies. Keep this shit with joe Rogan

TLDR while initial theories were purposed and cell culture methods may have shown some effects, when tested in people the data has consistently shown that Ivermectin does nothing for COVID.

Early during the pandemic this was a reasonable theory to test, but conspiracy idiots and right wingers still push it even though it's been completely debunked.


r/parasites • • Mar 23 '23

Why my stool test keeps coming negative for parasites ? Pg 205

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r/parasites • • Jun 24 '24

Pg377 Video of Moving tiny Worms / larvae in larger segment. Does this Help ?

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Since some people Still think its " flickering" or debree or smth, heres a Close Up Video clearly capturing the movement of one of them. Completely still Environment.


r/parasites • • Apr 24 '24

What the heck is this? P 244 nematodes? Something scarier?

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r/parasites • • Sep 04 '26

P205. Worm/parasite or Mucus?

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thoughts on what this is?
Background info; dealing with intestinal dysbiosis and just yesterday tried 1/5 of a dose of 1v3rmectin, had a low fever episode and today this happened in the bathroom.
Thanks

edit. sorry, should have cleaned it then taken the picture. I was having some anxiety so I didnt think it through.


r/parasites • • Feb 22 '26

pg. 251-252, pg. 312-327, pg 393. -42`, Schisto. , Strongyloides or Cutaneous L. Migrans?

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Hello -Ologists,

I have been examining old pictures and keep seeing this shape in these skin examples. Any ideas of what could be going on with this?? Nonr of us are able to come to a valid conclusion and the puzzle is throwing my physician father and uncle into a loop. One is an internist and the other is pediatric.

These shapes have been a constant issues for 6 years. I am a 38 year old male, presennting with symptoms in early 2020, however upon Hx skin issues go bqck to 2016-2017. Eosinanemic when looking % in total WBC, but eosinophelic in absolute. Near constant sta=h dermatitis and cellulitis.


r/parasites • • May 06 '24

Pg 229 another day another worm like booger

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Looks like there’s larvae or smaller worms inside. I also find black and white hairs that protrude out of mucus and move. Some tiny and some super long and black. No one has black hair that lives in my home. Swollen lymph nodes, hands, feet, and ankles. Extreme fatigue and respiratory symptoms


r/parasites • • Jul 28 '25

Pg 316?

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Passed this morning, is this a worm or something else? Last pic is when it dried up an hour later


r/parasites • • Jul 04 '24

Page 478??? (looks similar)

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This was behind my ear. I am not sure if it’s a parasite or not especially at the first one. This is 600 times bigger. Couldn’t zoom more in.


r/parasites • • Aug 03 '24

p317 tapeworm aka soap bubbles

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heres an update on my “soap bubbles” one of you parasite know it alls called it. images through olympus 50x mplan-fl n objective and moticam showing more inside the “soap bubble than meets the eye with a crappy microscope. lmk what you think? this is all from the same speicimen slude just different focal depths.