parasites

This week's question comes from a New Yorker who is considering buying a mattress on Craigslist.

"These worms are meant to be in our bodies as part of human evolution."

Despite some wishful thinking, there are still plenty of bedbugs to go around in NYC.

Rooms at the Ritz Carlton on Central Park start around $695 a night and can range up to $4,500. That may seem steep, but in some rooms bedbugs have been included at no extra charge!

All animals will be treated, regardless of whether they belong to a protester or not. "We believe it's counterproductive to pass judgment on homeless people or traveling people who keep pets," Baker says.

As if the fear of bed bugs wasn't enough to keep you up at night, now there's the threat of criminals exploiting that fear for their own nefarious ends.

They're offering the "first ever bed bug insurance solution for hotels, landlords, student housing, corporate businesses and leisure travelers."

This time they found them in a locker in "the men's executive locker room," where it was probably feasting on the blood of some hedge fund manager.

A new law has gone into effect requiring landlords to disclose

Getty Images Have you seen this parasite sucking blood from your child's