Horror story of the week/ month or even year!

Good grief! That should put people off foraging. 😱

It was in Australia and the parasite was a roundworm usually found in pythons which are not Australian snakes. It's not clear what the patient had been doing!

That gives me the heebie jeebies. Poor woman!

There’s a message there ‘wash what you forage’ I know it’s Australia, but it’s still good advice.

It’s sounds as though she’s doing well now, and has had a good response to treatment.

annodomini

It was in Australia and the parasite was a roundworm usually found in pythons which are not Australian snakes. It's not clear what the patient had been doing!

It was from a Carpet Python. They were in the grass around her property. She collected this grass.
The Doctor thinks this is where it came from.

Ok so I am not sleeping tonight 😲

Glad she is ok

annodomini

It was in Australia and the parasite was a roundworm usually found in pythons which are not Australian snakes. It's not clear what the patient had been doing!

Yes, there are pythons in Australia, several different species in fact. They can become very large indeed.

Not sure if I want to read that story just before I go to bed 😲

Callistemon21

annodomini

It was in Australia and the parasite was a roundworm usually found in pythons which are not Australian snakes. It's not clear what the patient had been doing!

Yes, there are pythons in Australia, several different species in fact. They can become very large indeed.

Not sure if I want to read that story just before I go to bed 😲

They think the grasses she ate had python faeces on them which contained the roundworm eggs.

🤮

The stuff of nightmares....

Horrific!

No more foraging!