Rat lungworm is a parasitic worm that infects rats. It’s also called Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The worms live in the rats. The worms reproduce in the rat’s pulmonary arteries. They only ...

Lungworm is a generic term for a parasite that infects the lungs. I’ve thankfully never diagnosed a case of cat lungworms during my veterinary career so far. While it can go undetected and not ...

A lungworm is a parasitic worm that causes severe illness in dogs. When a dog eats slugs and snails, lungworms get into its system and travel throughout the body, spreading the infection.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Rat lungworm disease has been around in the islands for years and not many people know much about the parasite that causes the illness. Over the past 10 years ...

Dec. 12—Rat lungworm disease could become more widespread globally, prompting a study authored by Hawaii researchers to increase awareness of the disease within the medical community.

The 'rat lungworm' typically takes root in humans from undercooked vessels like crayfish JAMA Neurology;Getty A woman ate crayfish (also known as crawfish) with worms burrowed into it and ...

The culprit, doctors said, was a parasite in the slug called a rat lungworm, which can burrow into the human brain. Ballard isn’t alone, or even the only person infected on a dare—at least ...

After a few weeks of dry and warm weather, the recent rainfall across the country may have created the perfect environment ...

Doctors concluded she’d been infected with the parasitic worm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, more commonly known as rat lungworm. Although rodents alone host the adult form of the parasite ...

Awareness is key in preventing and treating rat lungworm, the prevalent and serious disease often found in East Hawaii residents. About 30 people attended the meeting at HPP’s community center ...

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A recent discovery of the Asian lungworm in Palm Beach County has raised concerns about the future of Florida's native snake populations. Researchers believe this ...