Overview

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.

Network

• Animal Planet

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• Justin Peed

  Self - Narrator (voice)

  76 eps

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  Dan Riskin

  Self

  76 eps

• 

  Jason Done

  Self - UK Narrator (voice)

  56 eps

• Cindy Chase

  13 eps

• Nastasha Strang

Themes

• parasite
• diagnosis

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