A brain-invading worm spread by rats and snails is making inroads into the United States. A study this week seems to show the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a.k.a. the rat lungworm, is now ...
Residents, gardeners should take precautions to protect against deadly disease transmitted by snails, slugs, and animals that ingest them ...
But in some cases, the parasite reaches the nervous system and causes a form of meningitis called eosinophilic meningitis.