Parasites, suckers, intestinal visitors: Mike Leahy's 10 terrifying creatures for travelers

by Mike Leahy

When traveling overseas most of us would get the relevant vaccinations, maybe take anti-malarial medication, and assume that we are safe.

This is potentially a very dangerous and painful assumption to make, because there are plenty of unexpected threats out there that could turn your vacation into a nightmare ?- and possibly kill you.

Here are 10 you may never even have heard of. Not for the squeamish.

10. Loa loa

This disease is spread by the bite of the innocuous mango fly, but can leave you with worms crawling out of your eyeballs. (Google "Loa loa" at risk, the images are rather graphic.) 

It?s only number 10 on my list because it won?t kill you, and may not even blind you, but it is pretty freaky. 

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