Good News: It's Just a Worm in your brain.( .not for the faint of heart )

[snobird]

'It's really good news.: You've got a worm in your brain'
Matt Farhnoltz got a little more than he bargained for when he went for a swim in the Mekong River. Like worldwide medical notoriety .

http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/archives/story.asp?id=7E5197D5-8C45-4EE8-AF9D-DFB1A54EF8EF

[DemExpat]

1. Wow...what a story!

Thanks for sharing...

Ugh! :shudder:

DemEx

[Bunny]

2. Don't read this if you've recently eaten!

Seriously. EWWWWWWWWWW!

[burrowowl]

3. Far out!

Yes, choose your swimming holes with discretion.

[dolo amber]

4. Oh ewwwwwww!!!!

Fascinating, really. But ewww. x(

[scarlet_owl]

5. I think I'll stay right here.

That was a very creepy, yet interesting, story.

[kalian]

6. Really messed up...but then again, Momma Nature...

has many little creatures in her home...
Guy was lucky.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. 200 million people have this...

and a million a year die?

And we haven't heard about it?

<gasp>

[Nay]

8. Oh, you will hear about this in any intro microbiology course.

Very interesting, yes, but ewwww, too!

[soothsayer]

9. my vietnam vet friend had a worm in his brain, too

he died from it suddenly about 9 years ago. Poor Tom. He was a really nice guy.