Sydney teen rugby player who swallowed slug on a dare left paralysed

IBT Australia ^ | 03/08/2018 | Anne Lu

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The slug was carrying the rat lungworm, or the roundworm parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Although it is typically carried by rats, it can also infect slugs and snails that eat rat faeces. And people who eat infected snails or slugs that are undercooked can also be infected. When Ballard swallowed the slug, it led to a parasitic infection, causing a serious brain injury and subsequently leaving him paralysed from the neck down.

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National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) when he became eligible for a $492,000 package in 2006. But she said the NDIS texted her to say that it had slashed his allocation to just about $135,000...It was not clarified why the NDIS made the funding cut. The government-run agency told the Daily Telegraph that it had been “working closely” with the family to find a resolution.

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I guess Tide Pods are safer than gastropods but government healthcare sucks everywhere!

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Australia, where everything tries to kill you.

[ClearCase_guy]

slugs that are undercooked

Does anyone know what the proper level of doneness is? I'm asking for a friend.

[READINABLUESTATE]

“Australia, where everything tries to kill you.”

Never want to go there.

[rrrod]

I didn’t know Australia had a Broward county!

[outofsalt]

Tell your friend to avoid snail tartare.

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I wouldn’t be surprised if the humane society types were to become outraged at the kid.

[WayneS]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[SkyDancer]

Self induced idiocy - not an accident.

[truth_seeker]

Sorry for the “victim,” but I see this as further evidence of the stupidity of young people, these days.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I don’t know why
he swallowed the slug...

Poets have atnit...

[Getready]

At least he won the dare! That’s way more important than a healthy rest of your life.

[WayneS]

I think the Betty Crocker Cookbook recommends a minimum internal temperature of 165° F...

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

The only way to know for sure is to employ a properly calibrated slugometer.

[DannyTN]

Note to self:
Don’t swallow slugs.
Don’t swallow slugs that are undercooked.
Don’t swallow slugs that have been eating rat turds.
Don’t swallow slugs.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Single payer don’t pay enough?

[Mrs. Don-o]

I don't know why he swallowed the slug...

Maybe he's drugged.

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"That’s way more important than a healthy rest of your life."

A lot of people say fast food is unhealthy.

[VietVet876]

Bogan escargot.