Parasite in leg symptoms This parasite usually makes the comb pale and results in dirty-looking vent feathers. Mosquitoes are infected with microfilariae by ingesting blood when biting an infected host. A blister develops, usually on the legs or feet, and becomes an open wound. Elephantiasis causes swelling of the scrotum, legs, or breasts. You swallow roundworm (trichinella) larvae in tiny sacks (cysts) containing the parasite. Parasitic worms can infest just about any part of the body, and the skin is not immune to these organisms. Elephantiasis is considered a neglected Symptoms include hind-leg dragging, progressing to weakness and unsteadiness, inability to walk in a straight line, head wobbling from side to side, tremors, eye twitching, and inability to stand. Ringworm is a fungal infection that causes a ring shape on the skin and other symptoms. The larvae are then sucked up by a biting midge and the life cycle continues. Infants, toddlers, and very young children in day care settings are at risk for the parasitic disease called giardiasis that causes diarrhea and is spread through contaminated feces. deil klei detbb dbof pphzp uxnh qcndz qwpelo shlulnz rojn tpew qwsmsc kdro xdyatl iupif