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In 2002, an 11-month-old baby boy is infected with Baylisascaris procyonis worms that cause him to sleep excessively, lose his balance and almost go blind. In 1967, an elderly Vietnam War veteran was diagnosed with malaria and successfully treated, but later in 2003, he has his legs and testicles destroyed by Lymphatic filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti worms.
The disease results from direct entry of the fungus through broken skin such as an insect bite or trauma, or eating contaminated food. [1] [3] It generally affects people who are well. [2] Diagnosis is by medical imaging, biopsy, microscopy, culture and histopathology. [2] Treatment usually involves amphotericin B and surgery. [3] [4]
Penanggalan – A vampire akin to Manananggal from the Malay peninsula; Leyak – Similar creature from Balinese mythology; Philippine mythology; Soucouyant – a Caribbean blood-sucking hag; Tiyanak – Blood-sucking creature in a form of a baby that turns into what is known to be the child of the devil
When it infects children, grayscale generally leaves children malformed and disabled but alive. However, in A Dance with Dragons, it is revealed to be generally fatal to adults. The disease is contracted by touch and slowly turns the skin (small patches in children and the entire body in adults) of the victim to into a gray, stone-like form.
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6. D'Arcy. Hailing from France, this vampiric boy’s name means “dark.” 7. Celeste. This girl’s name means “heavenly” in Latin! 8. Gabriel
Two recently unearthed children's skeletons showed characteristics of ancient anti-vampire burials meant to prevent the dead from exiting the grave, Remains of decapitated "vampire child" found in ...
Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus is a 0.6 μm pleomorphic coccus with a gram negative cell wall, [1] and is one of the few known predatory bacteria. [2] Unlike many bacteria, V. chlorellavorus is an obligate parasite, attaching to the cell wall of green algae of the genus Chlorella. [3]