Roundworm in the Brain = Death.

Posted by Alex in Medicine on March 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

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4 comments to "Roundworm in the Brain = Death."

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

    Thanks for that.

    I always thought it was harmless to eat dirt.

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

    *shudder*

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

    --TwoDragons

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

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

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

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


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