广州管圆线虫病（Angiostrongyliasis）是一种由广州管圆线虫（Angiostrongylus cantonensis）引起的人兽共患寄生虫病。该寄生虫的终宿主为鼠类，中间宿主包括多种螺类，人因误食含感染性幼虫的食物而感染。广州管圆线虫病主要分布在热带地区，我国大陆 1997 年在温州首次出现暴发疫情 。2003 年，云南昆明 ...

The invasive slug’s slime trail can transmit a dangerous parasite known as rat lungworm, which can cause neurological and spinal cord damage if ingested by humans.

The parasitic worm of rats is known as Angiostrongylus cantonensis or rat lungworm. When ingested by humans, it can cause a rare type of viral infection known as eosinophilic meningitis.

[3] Quantitative proteomics analysis of Angiostrongylus vasorum-induced alterations in dog serum sheds light on the pathogenesis of canine angiostrongylosis. Scientific Reports (2021).

“Angiostrongylus cantonensis can present differently in adults and children. So usually, in adults, one of the main things that you hear complaint of is a headache,” Walden said.

Angiostrongylus cantonensis, known as the rat lungworm, is spread primarily by rats. The adult form of the parasite—a roundworm that can grow to around 2 cm long—only takes up permanent ...

Modelling the distribution in Hawaii of Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) in its gastropod hosts. Parasitology, 2018; 1 DOI: 10.1017/S0031182018001026 ...

This Angiostrongylus cantonensis larva was found inside a centipede. It’s at the stage in its life cycle when, if ingested, it can infect humans, potentially migrating to the human brain and ...

This test provided important clues that led to doctors discovering angiostrongyliasis, a parasitic infection caused by the roundworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, commonly known as rat lungworm.

Rat lungworm disease, a parasite officially known as Angiostrongylus cantonensis, affects the brain and the spinal cord, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.