• SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      Remember that teenager that ate a slug in a dare and contracted rat lungworm. He ended up in a coma, woke up paralyzed and eventually died.

      So yeah remember to wash your vegetables, a tiny snail or slug can infect you.

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      wtf hawaii, 22 years there and never heard of it but it looks relatively recent

      at least it is rare