Human Body

The Guinea worm can grow 2\x963 feet inside the human. After it reaches that length, it burrows to the surface of the skin, creates a blister, and then emerges along with hundreds of thousands of larvae. The most effective way to remove it is to pull it out of the body, slowly winding it around a stick for days or even weeks.

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