Monsters Inside Me - Season 4 - Eps 7: Maggots Are Eating Me Alive
A teenager caught in the 2011 Joplin tornado in Missouri is recovering in the hospital when he suddenly suffers from a life-threatening case of zygomycosis. A couple traveling who visited South Africa get maggots under their skin; a man suffers coughing fits, severe headaches, vertigo, and violent episodes (including chasing his son with a wrench and punching him in the face) before doctors discover the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans has infected his brain.
About Monsters Inside Me
Title: Monsters Inside Me
First Air Date: 2009-07-01
Last Air Date: 2017-12-17
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.9/10 (from 11 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 9
Total Episodes: 76
Network: Animal Planet
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Optomen Productions
Synopsis
Part horror movie, part medical detective story, find out what happens when people fall prey to an infection from a parasite, those nasty microscopic creatures found in water, soil and even in the air. Victims' stories are retold, including how doctors and scientists attempt to unravel each case before it's too late. Biologist Dan Riskin, assisted by doctors and experts who witnessed each case, leads the scientific discussion about each parasite.
Cast
Cindy Chase
Nastasha Strang
Esin Varan
Tony Dadika
Justin Peed
Self - Narrator (voice)
Dan Riskin
Self
