When it comes to our bodies, we have friends and
enemies in unknown places. Creepy things are eating
away at us as we speak, and that random itch . . . may
be a little bit more than just an itch.
Get ready for ten creepy facts that will make it nearly
impossible to avoid getting paranoid about your body!
10 Tiny Friends
Are you familiar with that little annoying eye-twitch
that you get sometimes? This mini muscle spasm
occurs more often in people who see eye to eye with
the surprisingly common eyelash mite .
About half of the world’s population keeps these little
critters in their lashes. Pull out a few eyelashes, view
them under a microscope, and get ready to meet Mr.
Mite: he’s about one third of a millimeter in length,
and survives by feeding on your skin cells and oils.
Except for making your eyes itchy, the common
eyelash mite doesn’t really do any harm. Getting rid of
them involves sketchy treatments with tea tree oil,
which you could try—if you not only want to get rid of
your mites, but also your otherwise-healthy eyeball.
Incidentally, Mr. Mite also leaves a good amount of
poo around your eyelids. Tea tree oil sound more
tempting now?
9 Your Face Is a Death Zone
The blood vessels in your face are close friends of the
ones at the base of your brain. This means that the
facial vessels transport a blood flow to the brain
vessels, and that infections in the T-zone of your face
can get the bad stuff in your blood to a bad place in
your head.
So if you enjoy the great satisfaction of popping spots
in the T-zone on your face, or if you like to dig
around inside your nose, scratch around a bit and
cause an infection, you could end up killing yourself .
Damaging your skin in the Triangle of Death on your
very own face poses a high risk of infection.
8 The Attack of the Inner Ear
Listen to your favorite Stevie Wonder records if your
ear starts ringing, or if you notice small lapses in your
hearing every now and then. You may soon join the
ranks of those with impaired functions. AIED is a
condition in which the autoimmune system in your
body starts attacking your ear—and it can be difficult
to treat, if it goes unnoticed for long enough . The
onset of AIED is difficult to define; more often than
not, the sufferer’s hearing will be damaged before
treatment can begin.
7 Flesh-Eating Bacteria
More and more people are suffering from Necrotizing
Fasciitis , or NF. This not-so-jolly condition occurs
most often in people with suppressed immune
systems, such as those suffering from a lot of stress,
or maladies such as diabetes.
But hey! Don’t feel left out just because you’re leading
a relatively happy and healthy life; drinkers and
smokers are at risk too. A wide range of bacteria can
cause this flesh- and tissue-destroying disease, and
NF is becoming more common. About seventy percent
of all people suffering from NF—diagnosed and
undiagnosed—may die.
6 Exploding Eyes
Fuchs’ Corneal Dystrophy often goes unnoticed until
it’s way too late. Only one percent of the population
has this eye disease, but the most unfortunate ones
can experience a very dramatic eyeball explosion. So
what happens? The gel inside the eyeball starts to fill
up the cornea, the pressure builds, and pop!
If you find this happening to you, you’ve got your
parents to blame; at least one of them passed the
gene on to you.
5 You Could Become a “Tree”
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most
common sexually transmitted infections; its
consequences can include genital warts which, if left
untreated, can leave you with skin resembling the
bark of a tree . Tests do not always clearly show
whether or not you are infected, and by what strand of
HPV.
4 Renegade Stomach Bacteria
After you die, your stomach remains a happy place:
the bacteria within it can outlive you. Responsible for
such wonderful phenomena as after-death farts and
intestinal rot, they feed on lactic acids and all the
other goodness that remains inside your gut. And if
you had a big meaty meal before dying, they’ll stick
around even longer—apparently trying to make sure
that your body will bloat and smell as much as
possible.
3 Your Navel is a Rainforest
Scientists recently discovered that your dinky navel
may harbor the same kind of bio-diverse bacterial
ecosystem that is most often found in a rainforest. The
Micrococcus species is particularly happy around the
surface of your navel, where they cling to your flesh
and live on oxygen.
The average bellybutton houses around sixty-five
different species of bacteria. Of course, although an
unclean, moist, and warm bellybutton might be the
happiest home, your bacteria may also travel to other
places on your body, such as the dangerous Triangle
of Death and perhaps also your nasal cavities.
2 Your Body Misses Its Worms
People have always carried worms in their bodies, and
one theory has it that autoimmune diseases such as
Crohn’s are the results of the body readying itself to
fight worms that are no longer present in our species.
Hookworms are being used in trials to treat a variety
of immune diseases, to see if the body aims its attack
on the worms instead of the organs inside the body.
1 Death-By-Snoozing
As if suffering from the common condition called
Sleep Paralysis is not bad enough (you can’t move,
and may feel like there is some kind of demon sitting
on your chest), you could also meet your maker
thanks to this condition! Sudden Unexplained
Nocturnal Death Syndrome (SUNDS) can occur in
those who experience a myocardial infarct. This would
usually be very painful, and would most definitely
wake you up—but if your cardiac muscles and
diaphragm are paralyzed, you don’t stand a chance.
So much for hoping to die in your sleep!

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