19 Diseases You Can Get While Traveling
| November 18, 2016
Schistosomiasis
If intestinal parasites mentioned earlier grossed you out, how about worms in your blood? Schistosomiasis is contracted through the skin from contaminated water. The worms – and their eggs – can then end up in your liver, spinal cord, and brain.
Want worse news? There’s no vaccine. To prevent it, avoid swimming in fresh water where it occurs. Thankfully though, there is a cure.
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