Monsters Inside Me - Season 2 - Eps 9: Homegrown Enemies
A middle-aged man who has been caring for his ailing mother gets Babesiosis from walking barefoot to the mailbox. Since he lost his spleen from cancer, he gets severe diarrhea, in addition to fever, fatigue, and night sweats. An active, busy middle-aged woman experiences stomach cramps, explosive diarrhea, lightheadedness, and blurred vision from the Toxocara parasite, which she probably got from contaminated food. An older mother of five children deals with nausea, loss of appetite, muscle spasms, and vomiting from the Strongyloides worm, which she may have picked up from being in contact with infected soil. Because of steroids she took for her breathing problems, her body became more vulnerable to the parasite.
About Monsters Inside Me
Title: Monsters Inside Me
First Air Date: 2009-07-01
Last Air Date: 2017-12-17
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.9/10 (from 11 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 9
Total Episodes: 76
Network: Animal Planet
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Optomen Productions
Synopsis
Part horror movie, part medical detective story, find out what happens when people fall prey to an infection from a parasite, those nasty microscopic creatures found in water, soil and even in the air. Victims' stories are retold, including how doctors and scientists attempt to unravel each case before it's too late. Biologist Dan Riskin, assisted by doctors and experts who witnessed each case, leads the scientific discussion about each parasite.
Cast
Cindy Chase
Nastasha Strang
Esin Varan
Tony Dadika
Justin Peed
Self - Narrator (voice)
Dan Riskin
Self
