I Was Prey

An Iraq War veteran pulls a foot-long worm from inside his body. Then, a contractor is unable to breathe after visiting a sushi restaurant, and a woman develops a mysterious rash that could be caused by a dangerous parasite.

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A factory worker in Iowa begins to go blind and doctors realize he's infected with a deadly parasitic killer. Then, doctors discover a young girl's paralyzing seizures are caused by a fatal and elusive parasite.

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Doctors find thousands of silent monsters living in the tissue of a Kentucky mother of five. Then, a New York attorney is paralyzed for months as doctors wait for her immune system to fight parasites on its own.

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A California man explores hookworms as a way to cure his allergies, but when no lab will sell him the parasites, he takes radical action. Then, a 5-year-old girl notices a red dot on her foot that appears to be alive.

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An 8-year-old girl becomes the host of some of the most common parasites in nature. Then, a teen fights to keep from going blind after a fly uses his eye as a breeding ground.

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A seemingly innocent cat scratch leaves a veterinary volunteer with a raised and growing wound on her chest. When it begins to move, she's horrified that something could be growing inside.

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When a 3 year old loses a third of her body weight over a few days, her parents scour their home to find the source of her infection. Then, a veteran firefighter battles an amoeba that's attacking his brain.

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An invisible attacker ravages a fourth grade teacher from the inside out. Then, an insatiable maneater drives a retiree to the brink of insanity.

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A fit dance instructor is suddenly stopped in her tracks by unbearable abdominal pain and a mysterious mass in her colon that is revealed to contain decaying worms. Then, a scientist finds worms living in his skin and eyes.

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A 9-year-old hockey prodigy is attacked by a brain-eating monster and brought to the brink of death. Then, a Boston runner is torn from his training regimen when a lethal beast devours his internal organs.

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