Rat lungworm disease strikes 3 travelers in Hawaii - including one who admitted they may have ingested a worm while 'grazing' on the land - Daily Mail

Rat lungworm disease strikes 3 travelers in Hawaii - including one who admitted they may have ingested a worm while 'grazing' on the land  Daily Mail

Three people have contracted rat lungworm disease while visiting Hawaii, state health officials announced Tuesday. The grotesquely-named disease is the result of a parasitic infection that occurs in humans after they ingest animals or foods hosting the roundworm. Known in the scientific community as angiostrongyliasis, rat lung worm can wreak havoc on the human digestive and nervous systems, even causing paralysis. Humans tend to get it after eating unclean slugs - often on dares. The three newly confirmed cases in Hawaii bring the state's total to 10 for 2018, officials said in a statement...



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