The rat lungworm is considered the greatest cause of eosinophilic meningitis, and is sustained primarily from "ingestion of ...

A woman almost died after eating seafood contaminated with worms that burrowed in her brain. A woman almost died after eating ...

This led physicians to conclude that the woman's white matter damage in her brain was caused by angiostronsylus cantonensis — commonly referred to as the rat lungworm. Related: Common Medical Scan ...

MRI brain scan of woman who consumed worms in her seafood (left); Stock image of crawfish ...