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Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Is there going to be a second rush on ivermectin?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    there's no specific treatment for a rat lungworm infection. No anti-parasitic drugs have proven effective, and, in fact, there's some evidence they can make symptoms worse by spurring more immune responses to dying worms. For now, supportive treatment, pain medications, and steroids are typically the only options.

    So yes, and it will be just as useless.

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    • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Just what I wanted to read about before going to sleep

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Brain worms in Florida, Alabama etc wouldn't cause much damage anyway.

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    • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    You know what? I'm proud of that worm. He's going places

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    [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    So if I'm in Florida don't eat raw slugs? I guess I have to change my holiday plans.

    Really don't like the idea of a worm crawling around in my brain idly for a couple of months, though maybe it could tidy up a bit and eat a few cringe memories.

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    [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Oh is that what's going on in the southeast?

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