Monsters Inside Me, a television show airing on the Animal Planet network, retells the real-life harrowing stories of people infected by deadly parasites as doctors and scientists unravel their cases to seek a cure.
On Wednesday, December 18th, at 9:00 p.m. CST, the show will feature the story of Wade Latham, the son of Heartland Health caregiver Chris Latham, and his journey along with the investigative work of Scott Folk, MD, medical director of adult infectious diseases for Heartland Health and Mosaic Life Care.
Mr. Latham’s story will be one of three highlighted on the broadcast, and will describe how he developed a potentially life-threatening parasite after ingesting under cooked or raw crayfish while on a float trip in southern Missouri. The story also explores the diagnosis and treatment offered by Dr. Folk, as well as the successful outcome.