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Post by funnykooky on May 13, 2010 12:39:21 GMT
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Post by crossless on May 13, 2010 13:34:10 GMT
Hmmh.. You have to sometimes just learn the hard way. :/
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Post by AlienSnail on May 14, 2010 17:14:49 GMT
I've not seen the article before but similar things have happened to other people from various countries by eating raw or undercooked snails.
The rat lungworm is fairly harmless in rodents, but if ingested by people it can cause anything from virtually no symptems to meningitis. It's usually a mild form of meningitis but for some people it can be fatal.
In cats and dogs it can cause paralysis.
It's always best to wash your hands after handling wild slugs or snails, but I've never read of a case where anyone has fallen victim to the lungworm through handling the snails/slugs, only by ingestion.
It is assumed that wild snails become safe after a peiod of time as the lungworm requires a mammal host to complete it's lifecycle and should therefore die off aif a host is not found. However I have not found confirmation of this.
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Post by Alisha on May 14, 2010 17:17:51 GMT
Why would you eat a slug anyway!
Even for a dare, I mean it must of been disgusting!
I wouldn't of touched it.
Silly person
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Post by funnykooky on May 14, 2010 19:23:57 GMT
seems some people will do anything for a bet,ewww bet it tasted revolting  poor slug being eaten alive tho  |
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Post by Alisha on May 15, 2010 9:27:48 GMT
I bet his friends feel bad though
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