Snails and slugs may not look dangerous, but they can kill if they carry a parasitic nematode (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) known as the rat lungworm. 20 мар. 2015 г.
Can you get sick from touching snails?
Rat lungworm, or Angiostrongylus cantonensis, can be transmitted between mollusks -- like snails and slugs -- and rats, and it can make humans sick. According to the Hawaii state Department of Health, when infecting a human, the parasites can't reproduce or mature, and they will die in due course.
Is snail poisonous to humans?
Touching the snail or even letting one crawl on you holds no danger, as snails aren't poisonous. If you like to eat them as escargot, however, you can't just pick up a garden snail and cook it. Snails ingest dangerous chemicals, such as pesticides and snail bait, as they move through flower beds looking for food.
Can garden snails be harmful to humans?
Garden snails and slugs pose life-threatening risk to dogs and humans. According to Brisbane doctors, rat lung worm is endemic in Australia's tropical and warm areas, particularly in urban areas such as Brisbane and Sydney.
What can a snail do to a human?
Freshwater snails carry a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis, which infects nearly 250 million people, mostly in Asia, Africa and South America. “It's one of the world's most deadly parasites,” says Susanne Sokolow, a disease ecologist at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station.
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