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Officials noted that a person in one of the latest confirmed cases became infected in December of 2018 after purposely swallowing a slug on a dare. Leave it to
by Ultramanoid 7y ago
Officials noted that a person in one of the latest confirmed cases became infected in December of 2018 after purposely swallowing a slug on a dare.
Leave it to human stupidity to always find a way.
- CRUDite 7y agoThere was a widely reported and tragic story of a young man doing the same thing in Australia some years ago (Sam Ballard). I would have to assume his fate was unknown to the current patient.
- nkrisc 7y agoI never heard of him nor these specific parasites but I remember learning in school that snails and slugs are hosts for many kinds of parasites. Which is why I would nor eat one, especially uncooked.
- t0mbstone 7y agoI wonder how many parasites Bear Grylls has? He always seemed to enjoy eating slugs and bugs in his Man Vs. Wild show.
- tinus_hn 7y agohttps://www.looper.com/32135/reasons-man-vs-wild-totally-fake/ https://www.looper.com/32135/reasons-man-vs-wild-totally-fak... It’s the magic of tv.