US doctors warn of the risk of "eating" worms of the brain

Health and Medical

The Hawaii Department of Health issued a special warning to tourists of the risk of a parasitic worm penetrating the brain and feeding on its tissues.

The channel reported Sky News The state of Hawaii has recently found a parasitic worm in the brain of several people. Worm larvae grow in snails that mice usually eat.

Larvae can enter the human body if they also eat infected snails, which begin to feed on the brain tissue after entering the body.

Experts say this parasitic worm also leads to meningitis, which can end in death.

The Hawaiian doctors sounded the alarm after three new cases of the disease, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. Where one of the tourists was infected with parasitic worm after eating a horse after a bet with his friends. Others were infected with parasitic worm when eating vegetables and fruit without washing.