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Bodysnatchers

 
   

Up close and personal. Closer than you think. Meet the most deadly predators on the planet: parasites.

They secretly colonise our bodies, feed on us, change our DNA, re-build our bodies to suit themselves and even force us to alter our behavior… They are the BODY SNATCHERS!

Fun Facts!

•The average human has one million parasites living on and in them

•75% of all creatures on the planet are parasites

•900 million people carry blood-sucking hookworms (photo above left) in their bodies and 60,000 will be killed by them

•Guinea worms crawl out of the legs of 70,000 people each year

•Human beef tapeworms can grow to 25 metres long

DURATION
3x50'

 

       
     

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