Hi, Here are a few links to rebuke this person who appears to not know much about parasite infections in the US.

Straight from the CDC themselves - neglexted parasite infections in the US. If thus person has a consious she might feel like an idiot after reading that - http://www.cdc.gov/media/DPK/2014/dpk-npi.html

Study about strongyloides and steroids hyperinflation - bam - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2860402/

"While the presence of an increased AEC in a refugee is highly suggestive of current or recent infection with a tissue-invasive parasite, the absence of eosinophilia does not indicate lack of parasitic infection [1, 2]. Not all parasitic infections cause eosinophilia. For example, the human host does not always mount an eosinophilic response to tissue-invasive parasites. Non-tissue invasive parasites such as protozoa (e.g. giardia and ameba) do not normally illicit an eosinophilic response." -http://refugeehealthta.org/physical-mental-health/health-conditions/infectious-diseases/parasites/eosinophilia/

Also I wouldn't waste too much time with medical idiots personally. Keep in mind you can order a variety of parasite meds online if you think you know what you are fighting. Good luck.

I think you are largely wasting your time trying this route - the history of medicine has always been fraught with errant thinking and to think that sick people are going to change them is wrong imo. This is like trying to drive through a traffic jam when the better alternative is to find the route that does not impede us. Forgive me if this sounds harsh.

I do not waste time with this issues. Even if the doctor concedes then what are they going to do? Prescribe 3 days of Flagyl? They are just going to follow the recommended doses anyhow which are generally not enough. Secondly they are not going to prescribe unless they have a positive on a test. It is well known that testing is inaccurate and this comes from 2 Infectious disease doctors I talked to.

1.) parasites are only found in sub-Saharran Africa, Indian sub-continent, southeast Asia.
>Predominately yes but not 100% true. parasites are typically transmitted through improper sanitation such as water supplies and these areas are pandemic with poor sanitation. Globalization is a factor they overlook. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24140284

Many documented cases of parasite outbreaks such as the Cryptosporidium outbreak in Milwaukee. A cyclospora outbreak in Iowa has sickened 138 and Iowa also reports a cryptosporidium outbreak (76 cases).

2.) Herbs and/or Steroids don't cause scattering and migration

3.) Co-infections of parasites don't exist in North America

4.) O&P tests (ova & parasite tests) are very reliable and accurate.
>Untrue - or should I say very untrue - see this link http://parawellnessresearch.com/articles-yourhealth-pt1.html

5.) Eosinophils are always high (they're not in disseminated disease).
>not always true.

Good luck, vch. I had two doctors in the emergency ward of local hospital try to commit me to psychiatric ward when I went there very ill with parasites. Count yourself lucky that hasn't happened!

I wrote a letter of complaint to the hospital. The two doctors were not qualified to carry out a psychiatric assessment. They were hopeless.

I have similar symptoms to you. I've been trying to find a company that ships Safeguard paste here to Autralia. The drug in it, fenbendazole, has worded well in animals.

Also, have you looked into PDC (Parasitic Disease Centre, in Georgia.) Irving Kaplan Ph.d. developed blood tests for parasites. I'm wondering if anyone has tried these blood tests.

Ask the doctor if when imfected travelers cross the border, the worms drop out of their rectum as they cross. Then ask if any are contagious, or if any of those people might have prepared food you ate. Ask if positive parasitic infections are mandatory to report to the CDC. If not, where are they compiling their data from?
Ask him how many different techniques their are for doing an O&P and which parasites were checked for in your specimen.
Ask him what a Kato-Katz is.
Then ask for a refund.