Hawaii warns tourists of parasitic worm that can burrow into human brains

Re:Hawaii warns tourists of parasitic worm that can burrow i... by ilaksh on Friday May 31, 2019 @02:10AM (#20058611)

It seems like this could be prevented by cooking fruits and vegetables.

I always knew salads weren't really healthy!

On a serious note, I may actually avoid salads and try to find a way to cook fruit quickly instead of eating it raw.

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Re:Hawaii warns tourists of parasitic worm that can burrow i... by Ultramanoid on Friday May 31, 2019 @03:31AM (#20058880)

Officials noted that a person in one of the latest confirmed cases became infected in December of 2018 after purposely swallowing a slug on a dare.

Leave it to human stupidity to always find a way.

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Re:Hawaii warns tourists of parasitic worm that can burrow i... by CRUDite on Friday May 31, 2019 @04:45AM (#20059248)

There was a widely reported and tragic story of a young man doing the same thing in Australia some years ago (Sam Ballard). I would have to assume his fate was unknown to the current patient.

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Re:Hawaii warns tourists of parasitic worm that can burrow i... by nkrisc on Friday May 31, 2019 @08:23AM (#20060203)

I never heard of him nor these specific parasites but I remember learning in school that snails and slugs are hosts for many kinds of parasites. Which is why I would nor eat one, especially uncooked.

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Re:Hawaii warns tourists of parasitic worm that can burrow i... by t0mbstone on Friday May 31, 2019 @05:43PM (#20065268)

I wonder how many parasites Bear Grylls has? He always seemed to enjoy eating slugs and bugs in his Man Vs. Wild show.

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Re:Hawaii warns tourists of parasitic worm that can burrow i... by tinus_hn on Saturday June 01, 2019 @01:45AM (#20067473)

https://www.looper.com/32135/reasons-man-vs-wild-totally-fak...

It’s the magic of tv.

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