The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of 'sugar worms' to get her children to brush ...

Human botfly larvae ... and hatch waiting for the next bare foot to pass by. But some egg-laying parasites go more than just skin deep. Tapeworms, for example, invade your intestines.

In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting in fecal-contaminated soil with exposed skin. But, in the New England ...

In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...

When those animals go to their bathroom, sometimes, their feces contains hookworm eggs ... but the worms can enter through any part of the skin. It cannot spread between humans.

Tests also showed that hookworm eggs in her stools ... thighs and hands, but the worms can enter through any part of the skin. It cannot spread between humans. This infection is especially common ...