Roundworm in the Brain = Death.

By Alex in Health on Mar 6, 2007 at 11:06 pm

From the website:

In 1980, he saw the first confirmed human death, a Pennsylvania boy who apparently had eaten feces from raccoons living in the family’s chimney. Like the birds, the boy had neurological problems and trouble controlling his muscles. The autopsy showed roundworm larvae in his brain.

Link – via MoPo

Previously on Neatorama: Six Horrifying Parasite


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  1. Sunny
    Mar 7th, 2007 at 8:13 am

    Thanks for that.

    I always thought it was harmless to eat dirt.

  2. Denita TwoDragons
    Mar 7th, 2007 at 10:33 am

    *shudder*

    This, folks, is why I have a raging phobia of parasites.

    –TwoDragons

  3. Fred
    Mar 7th, 2007 at 3:07 pm

    The moral of the story: don’t eat raccoon feces.

  4. Eric N.
    Mar 7th, 2007 at 3:56 pm

    Was it a very young child? I did not RTA.


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