Scottish holidaymakers have been warned to stay vigilant to a deadly curly-shaped bacteria spreading across Thailand.
Victims of the bug can cough up blood and die, and Thai health officials have raised the alarm about the disease.
The bug lives in water, such as puddles, and worms its way into human flesh, The Mirror reports .
It is also believed the bug spreads through animal urine which is proving particularly dangerous because of the current rainy season.
Scot tourists are being warned not to walk around barefoot, and anyone who walks through floodwater should clean themselves immediately after.
The bug can lead to a disease called leptospirosis which has been described as a 'major public health problem' in Thailand.
Sant Muangnoicharoen, an expert and doctor at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, in Bangkok, recommended that people should stay away from floods to avoid infection.
The doctor said: "If a fever reaches high temperatures or a wound is infected, you should seek immediate medical attention."
Symptoms of Leptospirosis range from muscle pains to bleeding from the lungs and the disease can eventually turn people yellow.
Antibiotics can treat the disease, although it can prove fatal in some cases, with more than 50,000 people reportedly dying from it every year.
