Brazil is beautiful, exotic and jam-packed with a host of potentially deadly biters, suckers, invaders and downright nasties. From fire ants and invisible worms to vampire bats and the legendary candiru fish, Dr. Mike puts his body on the line to see what makes humans so attractive to these hungry critters. From the back streets of Rio de Janeiro to the forests of the mighty Amazon River, Dr. Mike learns how the tiniest animals can deliver the deadliest punch.
Rio de Janeiro: In beautiful Rio, Mike gets up-close and personal with the unforgiving fire ant and realizes to his horror that he is one of those rare cases who has a life-threatening reaction to the bite.
LOCATION: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Favelea da Rocinha: While visiting a favela, Mike encounters the infamous Brazilian wandering spider; a bite from this beauty can leave men with an embarrassing side effect.
LOCATION: Favela Da Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Meeting of the Waters: Mike takes a refreshing dip in the Amazon but finds that this could be deadly -- tiny parasitic worms can penetrate your skin, laying their eggs inside your body and causing the potentially fatal illness called schistosomiasis.
LOCATION: Meeting of the Waters -- Rio Solimões and Rio Negro, Brazil
Amazon Rainforest: Mike journeys deep into the Amazon rainforest and samples indigenous healing methods when he visits a forest doctor who runs a pharmacy and surgery deep in the rainforest. There he fortifies himself with a secret concoction to ward against malaria and stomach problems.
LOCATION: Deep in the Amazon rainforest
Other Points of Interest --
Sugarloaf Mountain: Pão de Açúcar is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Christ the Redeemer: O Cristo Redentor is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Manaus City Centre: Manaus is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers in Brazil.
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