Lungworm

As soon as the lungworm touches the spore package, it latches on and climbs up to the top. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

When a lungworm drops to the ground in the manure, it bides its time until light strikes it. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

Development of the muskox lungworm Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis (Protostrongylidae), in gastropods in the Arctic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The lungworm rides it like a puddlejumper, and out of range of the manure it has better odds of being eaten by a cow. ❋ Carl Zimmer (2009)

For example, a small increase in temperature has a clear effect on the development of the muskox lungworm Umingmakstrongylus pallikuukensis in its gastropod intermediate hosts [153]. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Worse, it can also carry rat lungworm, a nasty parasite that burrows into the human brain and causes meningitis, and another that can rupture the intestines. ❋ Unknown (2007)

D. filaria, the large lungworm of sheep and goats, may occasionally be present and be a cause of a clinical pneumonia. ❋ Unknown (1999)

Bacterial, viral or mycoplasma pneumonias should be ruled out before a diagnosis of lungworm is made. ❋ Unknown (1999)

The rat lungworm parasite can be contracted through unwashed fruits or vegetables. ❋ LINDSAY GOLDWERT (2012)

Luckily, a doctor figured out that Reinert had rat lungworm, most likely from eating fruits and vegetables that weren't properly washed. ❋ LINDSAY GOLDWERT (2012)

Man contracts rat lungworm disease in Hawaii; paralyzing ailment caused by microscopic parasite Eric Reinert, 22, lost 50 pounds, suffered pain, numbness and nerve damage, but says 'I'm getting better every day' WCCO ❋ LINDSAY GOLDWERT (2012)

Eric Reinert, a 22-year-old Minnesota man, has had to learn to walk all over again after contracting rat lungworm disease in Hawaii. ❋ LINDSAY GOLDWERT (2012)

They harbour the microscopic rat lungworm, which can transmit meningitis to humans. ❋ Michael Kesterton (2011)

Doctors believe that the 21-year-old, who has not been named, contracted the rare rat lungworm parasite from the slugs. ❋ Unknown (2010)