Parasites
I have been pretty busy studying for all of the tests I must take, two of which have been postponed for a week. Fuckers. So since I have been up all night studying for a test that I do not have to take now, I am absolutely exhausted. So if you try talking to me today, do not expect an intelligible response. Anyway, I know how some of you like looking at the nasty pictures in my books, so I thought I might share some of the websites I have to look at to study. I have to memorize several types of Helminths (parasitic worms) and know the scientific name and how to spell it, what they look like, what they do, and blah blah blah.... So one that always sticks out in my mind is wuchereria bancrofti, this parasite causes elephantiasis.... not that you care, you just wanna see the pictures.... http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/elephantiasis_pathology.html . That swelling is irreversible, wouldn't that suck..... Another one that sticks out in my mind, only because a friend told me about his childhood experience with it, is Enterobius vermicularis (pin worms). This involves the flashlight test.... This is usually done by a parent to a sleeping child. It has to be done at night. Take a look at this link to find out where and an what you're looking for with the flashlight - http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/pinworms_anus.html . Nasty stuff, it is the number one parasitic worm here in North America. There are more pictures, but they are involving children that are not in the healthiest conditions, so I don't wanna piss off all of you mothers... I will probably add another update today, after I read the news. Gotta kill time somehow