“Please get your feet checked out immediately if they start to get really itchy. We assumed it was just bug bites, but it got worse every day.”
The skin condition known as cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) is brought on by the larvae of several nematode parasites belonging to the tiny hookworm family.
According to Medscape, the parasites cause CLM, the most prevalent tropically acquired dermatosis, by penetrating the skin.
Despite being most commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions, as well as the southern United States, hookworms are no longer restricted to these regions alone because of international travel.
Walking on warm, damp sand gives the worms the chance to enter the skin and cause infection. Itching is one of the initial symptoms.
At first, Eddie and Katie thought it was mosquito bites, but the itching became significantly. It finally erupted into a far more serious condition after a few days.
