Stories of people who have contracted and survived rare and deadly diseases, infections, or parasites.
Episodes
Season 2 - Episodes
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S02E01Suicide Attackers
Aired: 9 Jun. 2010
Show details expand_moreA fit and active dance instructor is suddenly stopped in her tracks by unbearable abdominal pain and a mysterious mass in her colon that is revealed to contain decaying worms. And a scientist finds worms from Africa living under his skin and in his eyes.
Stars: Dan Riskin, Alana Tillim, Lynore Tillim
Stars: Dan Riskin, Alana Tillim, Lynore Tillim
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S02E02Feeding Frenzy
Aired: 16 Jun. 2010
Show details expand_moreAn invisible attacker ravages a 4th grade teacher from the inside out. A ticking time bomb threatens to end a young dancer's career.
Stars: Dan Riskin, Gene Williams, Kathy Williams
Stars: Dan Riskin, Gene Williams, Kathy Williams
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S02E03Cold Blooded Killers
Aired: 23 Jun. 2010
Show details expand_moreA nine year old hockey prodigy is attacked by a brain eating monster and brought to the brink of death. A computer programmer from Virginia loses control of his mind when his body is invaded by the deadliest parasite on earth.
Stars: Dan Riskin, Steve Speelman, Lori Speelman
Director(s): Remy Weber
Stars: Dan Riskin, Steve Speelman, Lori Speelman
Director(s): Remy Weber
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S02E04Lurkers
Aired: 7 Jul. 2010
Show details expand_moreA three year old begins having extreme bouts of vomiting and diarrhea, her parents think she just has a stomach flu. But when she loses a third of her body weight in only a few days, they are left desperate and helpless.
Stars: Dan Riskin, Steve Hastings, Jenni Hastings
Stars: Dan Riskin, Steve Hastings, Jenni Hastings
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S02E05Flesh Eaters
Aired: 14 Jul. 2010
Show details expand_moreA seemingly innocent cat scratch leaves a veterinary volunteer with a raised and growing wound on her chest. When it begins to move, she's horrified by the thought of a monster growing inside. And, A college student's arm begins oozing a strange liquid.
Stars: Dan Riskin, Aaron Motsinger, Jason Reichenberg
Stars: Dan Riskin, Aaron Motsinger, Jason Reichenberg
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S02E06Stowaways
Aired: 28 Jul. 2010
Show details expand_moreAn Iraq war veteran wakes in the middle of the night with an uncontrollable urge to relieve himself, and he heads for the bathroom. The foot-long worm he pulls from inside him will change his life forever.
Stars: Dan Riskin, Kurt Pearson, Pauline Pearson
Stars: Dan Riskin, Kurt Pearson, Pauline Pearson
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S02E07Breeders
Aired: 4 Aug. 2010
Show details expand_moreAn 8 year old girl begins having daily stomach cramps, when the stomach pains become unbearable, a stool sample reveals that she's become a living refuge for a host of some of some of the most common parasites in nature.
Stars: Dan Riskin, Kenny Watson, Dian Watson
Stars: Dan Riskin, Kenny Watson, Dian Watson
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S02E08Double Agents
Aired: 11 Aug. 2010
Show details expand_moreA California man investigates hookworms as a way to cure his allergies, but there is just one problem no lab is willing to sell him any. You won't believe his radical action taken and the effect it has. Then an unseen bloodsucker gets into a writer's nose
Stars: Dan Riskin, Broughton Coburn, Jasper Lawrence
Stars: Dan Riskin, Broughton Coburn, Jasper Lawrence
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S02E09Homegrown Enemies
Aired: 18 Aug. 2010
Show details expand_moreAfter a biopsy of her intestine, doctors find thousands of silent monsters living in a mother's tissue, but she's never left the country. Three stories of parasitic infection with one thing in common. They're all native to America!
Stars: Dan Riskin, John Taverner, Kristen Butterfield
Stars: Dan Riskin, John Taverner, Kristen Butterfield
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S02E10Shape Shifters
Aired: 25 Aug. 2010
Show details expand_moreA 45 year old factory worker begins to go blind. Doctors suspect tuberculosis, until they realize he's infected with a deadly parasitic killer. Then, a local restaurant triggers a massive outbreak involving a particularly sinister parasite.
Stars: Dan Riskin, Lori Roberts, Manisha Roberts
Stars: Dan Riskin, Lori Roberts, Manisha Roberts










































