The rat lungworm, is a parasite of rodents that can infect humans after ingestion of larvae within uncooked slugs, snails or other invertebrates. Infected rodents can pass larvae of the worm in their feces. The infection travels to the brain, causing meningitis: inflammation of the membranes surrounding your brain and spinal cord. Treatment is uncertain, as anti-parasitic drugs may worsen brain inflammation. Originally from Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, it is now in the Americas and Australia. The most common reactions included headache, joint pain, fever, stiff neck and vomiting. When traveling to Hawaii, never eat uncooked slugs or snails and carefully wash uncooked fruit and vegetables.
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