Kakuran-No-Mushi

By Crusader1307

One may not associate 16^th Century AD Japan as a haven for Modern knowledge with regards to Virology. But, as was studied and written by an ‘’unknown Author’’ then, a species of invasive parasites were well known (and quite feared). They were known as The ‘’Kakuran-No-Mushi’’. These were very small worms that lived inside the stomach. They were responsible for all stomach aliments and diseases. The worms were known to craw up the throat and into the mouth. IF a sufferer tried to ‘’pull Them out’’, They would start to choke. As soon as One stopped, The Kakuran-No-Mushi retreated back to ‘’safety’’. Eventually, The Victim died – with The Worms (now numbering in the millions), simply left Their dead Host – in search of another. Described as having a ‘’Black Head and Red Body’’, The Worm seemed to have an almost ‘’Human Intelligence’’. The ‘’condition’’ was reported up until the 19^th Century AD, when all reports simply died away. What Could They Have Been? Real, Allegory or Something Else?