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Old 02-06-2012, 06:15 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tore View Post
Yes, there are f.ex stuff like nematode worm parasites which use insects as intermediate hosts...

I know a guy who ate a slug (not insect, but) on a dare, though, and I would never do that. I know the kind he ate are often hosts to parasites that infect ducks (slug predators) and, while I guess even duck parasites won't harm humans that much, I would not like to risk it.
That reminded me of a story a little while ago of a young child getting some form of meningitis after eating a slug or snail. Just Googled "slug brain damage" and this popped up.

Angiostrongylus Cantonensis
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