Scientists with the CDC report that they've detected the tropical, flesh-eating parasite ... human interest stories. The latest study itself featured researchers looking at 2,100 skin samples ...

Human botfly larvae, for example, burrow under your skin, forming a pus-filled pimple. Meanwhile, thousands of young Loa loa worms can travel throughout your body —even across your eyeball!

Known as the kissing bug, this insect carries a parasite ... proximity to humans and animals. In homes without good ways to keep the bugs out, they can hide in cracks or small holes.