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🏊‍♂️ Can penetrate human skin in seconds while you're swimming.

The might be small, but it's a heavy hitter in the world of tropical medicine. These parasites: 🐌 Use freshwater snails as their "launchpad". blood fluke

❤️ Live inside your veins, where the male and female stay together for life. 🏊‍♂️ Can penetrate human skin in seconds while

Schistosoma , commonly known as the , is a parasitic flatworm responsible for Schistosomiasis. Unlike most parasites that just pass through, these guys settle into your blood vessels and can live there for up to 30 years. ❤️ Live inside your veins, where the male

Did you know there’s a parasite where the male and female stay locked in a "permanent embrace" for years?

They don’t just hide; they actually coat themselves in host proteins to "cloak" themselves from your immune system.

They start their life in freshwater snails before swimming out to find human skin to penetrate.