Centipedes Can Carry Rat Lungworm--Just In Case You Needed A Reason Not To Eat Them Raw

When the 78 year old woman arrived at the hospital, it was clear something was wrong. She'd been suffering from headaches and been in a drowsy fog for weeks. So doctors checked her cerebral spinal fluid, and found it was cloudy and yellow instead of clear. It was brimming with white blood cells, indicating an infection. This, alongside a positive antibody test, led to a diagnosis of angiostrongyliasis--an infestation of the parasite rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis). As the name i