Monsters Inside Me
Overview
Monsters Inside Me blends horror with medical investigation, showcasing the terrifying impact of parasitic infections lurking in our environment. Through gripping firsthand accounts, viewers witness the harrowing experiences of victims as they battle these unseen invaders. Each episode delves into the race against time for medical professionals and scientists striving to diagnose and treat these cases before dire consequences unfold. Biologist Dan Riskin guides the narrative, collaborating with doctors and specialists who provide insight into the complex world of parasites and the critical efforts to combat their effects on human health.
Episodes
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1
Sleeper Cells
These silent predators lie in wait, poised to attack at just the right moment. Eleven-month-old Garrett Richardson unknowingly swallows worm eggs, and...
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2
Outbreak
Throughout the United States, medical professionals and researchers are engaged in a battle against some of nature's most lethal adversaries — paras...
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3
Sex Maniacs
The mastery of reproduction has made parasites the most dominant life forms on Earth. Some of these creatures are aggressive and cunning, pushing the ...
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4
Masters of Disguise
Parasites are merciless, single-minded, and incredibly cunning. Their ability to thrive as some of the most widespread life forms is a testament to th...
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5
Hijackers
Nature resembles a battleground, with parasites as its fiercest warriors. Insatiable and merciless, these organisms disregard any boundaries. They hav...
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6
Living with the Enemy
Title: Coexisting with the Adversary Plot: In Virginia, a young woman finds herself under siege by a relentless, brain-devouring creature intent on e...
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Suicide Attackers
Title: Infestation Plot: A vibrant dance instructor finds herself incapacitated by excruciating stomach pain and vomiting, only to discover a disturb...
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2
Feeding Frenzy
Title: Feeding Frenzy Plot: A dedicated educator battles an amoeba that invades his liver, leading to severe fever, intense abdominal discomfort, exc...
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3
Cold Blooded Killers
A nine-year-old hockey player contracts encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba, leading to severe issues with his focus and balance, putting his life at ...
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4
Lurkers
A young girl falls ill after being infected by the Cryptosporidium parasite, leading to intense vomiting and diarrhea. Meanwhile, a firefighter suffer...
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5
Flesh Eaters
Title: Flesh Eaters Plot: A veterinary volunteer faces a terrifying ordeal when a simple cat scratch turns sinister; a bizarre substance begins to se...
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6
Stowaways
Title: Uninvited Guests Plot: Exploring the unsettling tales of creatures that inhabit their nomadic hosts, a former soldier from the Iraq war disc...
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7
Breeders
Title: Breeders Plot: Persistent abdominal pain brings to light a variety of prevalent parasites found in the natural world.
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8
Double Agents
A man experiments with hookworms in hopes of alleviating his allergies, while a writer faces an unexpected predicament when a bloodsucker finds its wa...
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9
Homegrown Enemies
Title: Homegrown Enemies Plot: A middle-aged man caring for his sick mother contracts Babesiosis after walking barefoot to the mailbox. Having lost h...
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10
Shape Shifters
A seven-year-old girl experiences seizures caused by a pork tapeworm, a condition stemming from her adoption at three years old from Nepal. Meanwhile,...
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1
My Child Will Only Eat Cat Food
Title: My Child Will Only Eat Cat Food Plot: When their young daughter suddenly becomes disinterested in her usual meals and begins to crave salty sn...
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2
Something's Eating My Son Inside Out
A teenage boy begins to experience nasal pain and a fever following a swim in the lake. After some investigation, it's discovered that he has contract...
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3
My Face Eating Parasite
Title: My Face Eating Parasite Plot: A man discovers a small blemish on his face that initially appears harmless, but soon begins to swell and ooze, ...
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4
My Daughter Is Losing Her Mind
A young part-time student begins to experience a severe headache, which quickly develops into flu-like symptoms and then progresses to meningitis. As ...
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5
Something's Eating My Dreams
A teenage girl relishes her time spent in gymnastics and the outdoors until she gets a minor scratch on her hand. What seems like a trivial injury fai...
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6
A Monster's Taking My Baby
Title: A Monster's Taking My Baby Plot: A middle school teacher is enjoying a healthy pregnancy until she suddenly begins to suffer from severe abdom...
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7
I Coughed Up Worms!
Title: I Cough Up Worms! Plot: A young mother, pregnant with her second child, begins to experience congestion and a scratchy throat. Initially dismi...
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8
My Brain Has Been Hijacked
A one-year-old boy who was born prematurely begins to refuse food, develop a fever, and cough up blood. Rushed to the emergency room, doctors determin...
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9
You Left What Inside Me?
A young girl’s condition rapidly declines when she unexpectedly develops a fever. Soon after, reddish spots appear on her skin, and she loses her ab...
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10
Killer in My Neck
A young artist's dreams are interrupted when he falls ill with flu-like symptoms and a swollen face. His condition worsens as his eyes turn yellow, he...
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1
The Flesh-Eating Monster
Title: The Carnivorous Beast Plot: A 7-year-old girl becomes afflicted with the bubonic plague, enduring a staggering fever of 107 degrees, severe vo...
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2
There's a Worm in My Eye
Title: A Worm in My Eye Plot: A young ballerina grapples with debilitating migraines and muscle weakness, hindering her passion for dance. Meanwhile,...
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3
Choosing Between Life and Limb
An Illinois man, recently engaged, suddenly collapses and faces severe organ failure and gangrene due to Legionnaire's disease, leaving his fiancée i...
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4
It Came From a Tick...
Title: The Origin of the Affliction Plot: For four long years, a mother endures relentless abdominal discomfort and nausea, unaware of the underlying...
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5
My Husband is Hallucinating
Title: My Husband is Hallucinating Plot: A carefree summer for a young man in a small town abruptly ends when he contracts a severe Neisseria meningi...
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6
Dying Abroad
A Peace Corps volunteer in Burkina Faso is struck by severe nausea and diarrhea caused by Entamoeba histolytica, prompting a desperate need for medica...
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7
Maggots Are Eating Me Alive
Title: Infestation of Despair Plot: In the aftermath of the devastating 2011 Joplin tornado, a young survivor finds himself battling a critical illne...
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8
A Deadly Swim
A teenage boy begins to suffer from severe stomach aches and starts vomiting blood and fecal matter after accidentally ingesting a bristle from a gril...
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9
My Christmas from Hell
Title: A Nightmare Before Christmas Plot: In this holiday-themed episode, viewers are introduced to three alarming medical cases. A newlywed struggle...
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10
I Almost Killed My Baby
A newborn infant is diagnosed with hydrocephalus due to toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection passed on by his mother. Meanwhile, an 11-year-old boy ex...
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My Daughter's Going Crazy
A teenage girl experiences bizarre mood swings due to anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. Meanwhile, an elderly mother suffers from chills, numb hands, w...
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2
West Nile Attack!
A young boy, just six years old, battles a severe cough, high fever, and vomiting caused by valley fever. Meanwhile, a newlywed husband faces life-alt...
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3
A Menace in My Own Backyard
Title: Trouble in My Own Backyard Plot: A 23-year-old sportsman and construction worker battles debilitating grand mal seizures and intense fevers ca...
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4
The Killer in the Lake
Title: The Lake's Hidden Threat Plot: A construction worker suffers a blow to the head from a tool, leading to severe headaches, dizziness, blurred v...
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5
There's a Maggot Crawling in My What?
A Canadian enthusiast of science and travel endures a distressing lesion inflicted by botfly larvae. Meanwhile, a video game developer experiences rel...
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6
Vampire Parasites Attack
A former soldier experiences severe fatigue, persistent fevers, night sweats, unusual rashes, bloody urine, and jaundice due to babesiosis. Meanwhile,...
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7
A Holiday in the Hospital
In this festive second episode, a saleswoman suffers from excruciating headaches and a relentless burning feeling in her right eye, caused by a Dirofi...
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8
My Body Is Rotting
A teenager experiences a series of alarming symptoms including coughing, shoulder aches, dizziness, and nausea due to a Cryptococcus gattii fungal inf...
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9
The Brain Colonizer
A 13-month-old toddler in Canada experiences trouble breathing and slight vomiting after accidentally ingesting a button battery, which doctors initia...
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10
I Smell Like Death
A 29-year-old man experiences severe tooth pain and nearly loses his life due to necrotizing fasciitis triggered by the bacteria Streptococcus interme...
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There's Something Living In My Knee
Title: There's Something Living In My Knee Plot: A young boy, just 4 years old, faces a severe health crisis as he struggles with an overwhelming bui...
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2
Help! My Son is a Leper
Title: Help! My Son is a Leper Plot: A dedicated athlete begins to experience debilitating headaches, stomach issues, respiratory troubles, and a liv...
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3
My Vacation From Hell
While on a fishing trip, a soccer coach suffers septic shock due to Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing fasciitis after striking his ankle against a barnacl...
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4
There's a Fungus in My What!?!
A newly married woman suffers from severe headaches, memory lapses, sinus pain, and painful rashes, while her husband battles persistent nosebleeds, r...
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5
Worms Are Eating My Lungs
Title: Worms Are Eating My Lungs Plot: An 11-month-old infant suffers from wheezing and vomiting after accidentally ingesting a button battery. Meanw...
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6
An Amoeba is Eating My Brain
Title: An Amoeba is Eating My Brain Plot: A toddler is struck by excruciating pain and struggles to breathe after being stung by a bark scorpion, lea...
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7
The Eyeball Eater
A college student develops Acanthamoeba keratitis after falling asleep with her contact lenses in. Meanwhile, an infant suffers temporary paralysis an...
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8
The Backyard Killer
A teenager in California faces a near-fatal encounter with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Meanwhile, a personal trainer in Hawaii endures years of deb...
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9
They Hijacked My Eyeball
Title: My Eye's Been Taken Hostage Plot: A 13-year-old boy suffers a leg injury that becomes severely infected with Staphylococcus aureus, putting hi...
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10
All I Got For Christmas Is Brain Surgery
Title: All I Got For Christmas Is Brain Surgery Plot: In this festive third episode, a baby struggles with left-side body control and experiences sev...
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Backyard Killers
In this episode, we revisit three memorable cases from earlier stories. First, there's the teenage boy who ingested a grill bristle, leading to seriou...
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2
I Have a What in my What?
Title: What’s Wrong with My Body? Plot: A baby is rendered completely paralyzed due to an unexpected encounter with botulinum toxin. Meanwhile, a m...
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3
There's Something Living In My Hand!
Title: Unseen Threats Plot: A 17-year-old football player from Idaho suddenly experiences a painful sore throat, struggles to breathe, and faces conf...
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4
My Wife is Rotting
On a family cruise, a restless 2-year-old from Louisiana begins drooling, which escalates into vomiting and serious health issues, including kidney an...
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5
My Hands Are Falling Off
A Canadian woman experiences excruciating throat pain and vomiting after mistakenly swallowing a grill bristle, which she believed to be a sprig of ro...
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6
My Evil Twin is Driving Me Crazy
Title: My Malevolent Doppelgänger is Making Life Difficult Plot: A young boy in Pennsylvania, just four years old, experiences a runny nose with a r...
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7
Holiday from Hell
Title: A Nightmare Before Christmas Plot: In the fourth holiday installment of the series, the narrative revisits three previous cases that highlight...
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Help! I'm Being Eaten Alive
A young girl arrives at the hospital suffering from intense pain in her scalp. Meanwhile, a mother’s puzzling health issues put a strain on her fami...
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2
My Brain Is Under Attack
A man slips into a coma, leaving everyone concerned; meanwhile, a college student struggles with a painful sore throat. Adding to the mystery, a young...
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3
My Second Brain Is Killing Me
A man discovers a creature residing in his eye, while a young girl inexplicably becomes gravely ill. Meanwhile, a woman's strange and unsettling sympt...
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4
The Monster in My Mouth
A baby suddenly becomes gravely ill under mysterious circumstances, leading to an unforeseen twist as a biology professor finds himself as an unlikely...
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5
There's a Maggot in My Head
A new mom fights for her life in critical condition, while a young boy suffers from a mysterious illness that resists all antibiotics. Meanwhile, a yo...
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6
Something Is Eating My Baby
A young boy grapples with an unusual ailment, while a woman's unsettling symptoms drive her to the brink of insanity. Meanwhile, a toddler slips into ...
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7
Braced for Death
A young girl starts to experience unusual, blotchy sores on her skin; a sportsman contracts a rare and troubling infection; and a woman faces unexpect...
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8
I Can't Stop Coughing Up Blood
A man begins to cough up blood; a newly married husband is suddenly afflicted by an unusual illness; and a father battles with severe stomach pain.
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9
The Organ Shredder
A baby experiences an unexpected paralysis, while a father battles an infection from a creature that risks his vision. Meanwhile, a woman suffers from...
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10
My Lungs Are Rotting
A woman becomes seriously ill due to a lethal parasite, while an infant suddenly suffers from an unexplained sickness. Meanwhile, a young man finds hi...
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11
All I Got For Christmas
Following a head injury, a man finds himself grappling with a rare and perplexing medical case. Meanwhile, a young boy's injured knee becomes the unex...
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12
There Are Twigs In My Urine
A man notices an unusual lump forming on his wrist, while a nurse discovers twig-shaped fragments in her urine. Meanwhile, a pregnant woman begins to ...