Sentences with lungworm
lung·worm
L l - A NSW Health spokeswoman said rat lungworm was not a notifiable disease.
- But add this to that picture of domestic safety: in 2011, a Sydney man ate a garden slug and contracted a lungworm usually found in rats.
- Rat lungworm fear after slug-eating dare.
- Rat lungworm disease is caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a parasitic worm that is carried in the pulmonary arteries of rats.
- Preventative treatment of lungworm infection in dogs is widely available and pet owners are advised to consult their vet if they are concerned.