Teen infected with hookworms after walking on Florida beach
Thursday, July 26, 2018
POMPANO BEACH, Florida -- A mission trip to a beach in Florida turned into a nightmare for a Tennessee teenager after he was infected with hookworms.
Michael Dumas, 17, was on a mission trip to south Florida last month when he walked barefoot on Pompano Beach.
He started feeling symptoms near the end of the trip and was later diagnosed with the painful illness.
According to the CDC, hookworm larvae can penetrate the skin when a person walks barefoot on contaminated soil.
Dumas now has to soak his wounds in bleach water every day.
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