Reply #33: The Woman With a Worm in Her Head by Pamela Nagami

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There are some worms which can enter through the sole of the foot, and the dried eggs are scattered by the wind from areas with worm infestations (such as pigstys). People who go barefoot in the tropics are at considerable risk from worms.