Two more cases of rare rat lungworm disease confirmed in Hawaii - bringing 2018's total to NINE infections
Rat lungworm disease is a rare infection from a parasite carried by rats Humans can get it if they eat under-cooked or raw snails, slugs or certain shrimp crabs or frogs that have come into contact with contaminated rat feces Symptoms can be mild or serious, ranging from a headache to brain and nervous system damage. Hawaii is the only US state that regularly sees cases of infection One of the latest cases was the ninth in the state in 2018 and the other was the first of this year but both people have recovered The source of infection is unclear, the state health department said By Natalie Rahhal Deputy Health Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 23:45 GMT, 14 February 2019 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 14 February 2019
Two cases of rat lungworm disease have been confirmed on the Big Island in Hawaii.
The state's health department announced Thursday that, in recent months, one resident of the island and one visitor contracted the disease.
Rat lungworm is result of a parasite that is common among its namesake rodents, but rare in humans. It can cause serious and debilitating damage to the brain and nervous system.
The visitor was the ninth person to contract the disease in Hawaii in 2018 and the resident was the first to get it in 2019 - but both have recovered.
Two more cases of rat lungworm disease were confirmed on the Big Island of Hawaii (pictured) on Thursday, including the first of 2019 (file)
Neither of the two patients was identified by the Hawaii State Department of Health, which says it is still investigating.
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