Ugh, That's Really Gross - Crazy Hawaiian Meningitis

Apparently there's some rare and crazy form of Meningitis going around in Hawaii caused by the delicious-sounding rat lung-worm parasite. In a clear display of the cycle of life (or something like that) snails and slugs munch on parasite-infested rat dung and then get cozy with our human vegetables, which we then eat. Two people in Hawaii are in comas as a result of the illness and one even has confirmed brain damage. Fear the snail. MORE