Article 4G90D Tourist Infected by Brain-Invading Parasite After Eating Slug on a Dare in Hawaii

Tourist Infected by Brain-Invading Parasite After Eating Slug on a Dare in Hawaii

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Jennings Brown
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Hawaii health officials are warning residents and visitors to avoid slugs, snails, and rats after the Center for Disease Control (CDC) found that three travelers visiting the state were recently infected with rat lungworm disease. One visitor got the disease because the individual ate a slug.

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