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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 04:27 PM
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Man Fights For Life After Slug-Eating Stunt
An Australian man has been left in a critical condition after eating a slug for a dare.

The 21-year-old from Sydney contracted a disease called rat lungworm which is a rare form of meningitis, according to Australian national broadcaster ABC.

The incident has led to health officials warning of the dangers of eating raw gastropods, or slugs and snails, which carry the parasitic worm.

The disease causes the brain and spinal cord to swell and can be fatal.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100513/tod-man-fights-for-life-after-slug-eatin-870a197.html
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 04:29 PM
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1. Darwin's Nightmare.....
nt
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 04:29 PM
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2. Gross
:puke:
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 04:31 PM
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3. Keep this one handy & show it to your kids when they go through their "I dare you" phase
:evilgrin:
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customerserviceguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 04:58 PM
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4. "Rat lungworm"
And here I thought the ugliest words in this post were going to be "slug-eating stunt".
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 05:36 PM
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7. They look just like Karl Rove
and are probably close relatives.
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customerserviceguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 05:44 PM
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8. Ok, that's just not fair
to the parasites! They're not responsible for what they do, and what humans named them!
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 05:14 PM
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5. But the worms got a GREAT scientific name...
_Angiostrongylus catonensis_, gawd, somedays I really miss teaching parasitology.
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-13-10 05:18 PM
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6. Generally refered to as
Norman.
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