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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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