After alarming symptoms, a Big Island teen is diagnosed with rat lungworm disease
After alarming symptoms, a Big Island teen is diagnosed with rat lungworm disease After alarming symptoms, a Big Island teen is diagnosed with rat lungworm disease By Jolanie Martinez | February 27, 2021 at 5:46 PM HST - Updated February 28 at 11:45 AM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Big Island teen with non-verbal autism has contracted rat lungworm disease and doctors say he could have gotten the brain invading parasite from contaminated water. Abigial Risica said her 19-year-old son, Zander began to show symptoms on Feb. 9. She said he has a history of chronic ear infections that ...
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