Is there a type of worm that can live under the skin of humans? I have an itcy place in the bottom of my hand
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It sounds like scabies. Scabies is something you can pick up from bedding, clothing, etc. It's not uncommon for children to get it at daycare. If you look closely, you might see what looks like hard, tiny blisters with a dark, pinhead center. It causes horrible itching which I think is worse at night. When untreated, the scabies like to move to the warmer parts of the body, where there are folds--like between the fingers, in the armpits, etc. The treatment, once you get diagnosed, is very simple. You'll just get a lotion or cream to apply. It's usually gone in a couple of days.
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ringworm
RING WORM? NOT SURE BUT LOOK IT UP ON THE NET ABOUT ITCHY SKIN-CAUSES OF
Ringworm
yeah. there is a variety of possibilities.
it may be larvae, a parasitic worm, a type of toxic mold, etc. See a doctor.
yes there is but its not doing to be found in the USA or Canada so i would go see your doc if u are worried
It is known as hookworm. And its not ringworm cuz ringworm isn't actually a worm. its a skin irritation.
Sounds like ringworm to me. Go to the doctor and have them look at it because if it is ringworm it will not go away by itself. There are anti fungal creams over the counter that you can get. Like for athletes foot. it will say if it treats ringworm or not. if it is a circular type of blister then it is probably ringworm but it is better to have a professional look at it to be safe. Good luck!
It may be a fungus. It's not that uncommon. Sometimes they can cause blisters that itch like crazy. An antifungal ointment may help, but you should see a doctor to be safe. Unless your in a third-world, proverty stricken country, it's probably not a worm infestation.
I don't know what causes the itchiness but there are worms that live under skin. One example are the larvae of non-human hookworms (e.g. Ancylostoma brazilliense, Ancylostoma duodenale). The larvae of human hookworm can penetrate intact skin and migrate to nearest blood vessel, carried to the lung by blood flow, crawl out of the lung capillary into the alveoli, moved up the air way to the throat and swallowed by the host into the gastrointestinal tract before settle in the intestine and mature into adult worms.
For non-human hookworm, human is not their definite host. After they penetrate the skin, they cannot find their way to the the blood vessel. So they just wandering below the skin aimlessly until they die. This is called cutaneous larva migrans (CLM). Signs and symptoms include clearly defined, serpiginous, itchy rash ('creeping eruption'), which progresses at the rate of about 1cm per day.
Check out these tissue dwelling worms on the internet.
Loa loa
Onchocerca volvulus
Dracunculus medinensis
Source(s):
Kumar & Clark.(2002). Clinical Medicine - fifth edition.
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