[TargetX]

Originally Posted by JoseQuinones ↗

It's dracunculiasis, or Guinea worm infection. The white goop coming out is the egg sacs of the parasite. They are surrounded with puss from the body's attempt to attack the parasitical egg sacs. Nasty stuff. Done lots of this debriding on missions trips to the Congo. Happily, the man will most likely be fine with this debridement and some antiparasitic treatment. It is more itchy and annoying than painful. The tissue overgrowth and edema is caused by an immune response to the infestation and usually resolves without further intervention.

You sure about that, the dude in the video says they're "jiggers" or chigoe fleas. The way Guinea worms are removed seems very different to the treatment in this video. For a start they only migrate to the surface of the skin when they reach maturity, which can take up to a year to reach and by that stage the worm is very long, anywhere from 500mm to 1200mm. It can take a day or 2 to fully remove a guinea worm. Look at what is removed about 6 seconds into the video, it's round, squat and looks identical to a female chigoe flea. Chigoe fleas produce eggs, guinea worms are ovoviviparous, that is, the eggs mature and hatch inside the body of the worm, she then expels live larvae when the ulcer on a person bursts and is submerged in water. Antiparasitics aren't typically used in either case, physical removal is typical, though antibiotics are sometimes needed for secondary infections, especially with guinea worm infestations.

[JoseQuinones]

Originally Posted by TargetX ↗

You sure about that, the dude in the video says they're "jiggers" or chigoe fleas. The way Guinea worms are removed seems very different to the treatment in this video. For a start they only migrate to the surface of the skin when they reach maturity, which can take up to a year to reach and by that stage the worm is very long, anywhere from 500mm to 1200mm. It can take a day or 2 to fully remove a guinea worm. Look at what is removed about 6 seconds into the video, it's round, squat and looks identical to a female chigoe flea. Chigoe fleas produce eggs, guinea worms are ovoviviparous, that is, the eggs mature and hatch inside the body of the worm, she then expels live larvae when the ulcer on a person bursts and is submerged in water. Antiparasitics aren't typically used in either case, physical removal is typical, though antibiotics are sometimes needed for secondary infections, especially with guinea worm infestations.

Pretty darn. The dude commenting in the video is mistaken. They present outwardly in a similar fashion, but this particular non-necrotic neoplasm is indicative of Guinea worm. Chigoes cause necrosis and the most godawful stench like C. diff diarrhea meets Vedderman's throat cheese.

[winvens]

Originally Posted by JoseQuinones ↗

Pretty darn. The dude commenting in the video is mistaken. They present outwardly in a similar fashion, but this particular non-necrotic neoplasm is indicative of Guinea worm. Chigoes cause necrosis and the most godawful stench like C. diff diarrhea meets Vedderman's throat cheese.

They're jiggers.

Guinea worms have been more or less eradicated now through good works and science but jiggers are still rampant.

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This is jiggers. They are sand fleas. The man has quite a following on YouTube.