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Man dies after eating slug on a dare
A man in Australia is dead after swallowing a slug in a harmless dare from friends. Sam Ballard died Friday almost a decade after he consumed a slug during the night of fun, Buzzfeed reported. He was just hanging out in 2010 when he noticed the slug and jokingly asked, 바카라 게임 웹사이트Should I eat it?바카라 게임 웹사이트 Just days after eating the slug, he experienced pain in his leg. Ballard feared it was multiple sclerosis, which his father suffered from, but doctors said that wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t the case. In fact, it was rat lungworm, which is a rare cause of meningitis and can be carried by rodents, snails and slugs. Most people who are infected rarely experience symptoms but in rare cases, a worm can cause an infection of the brain called 바카라 게임 웹사이트eosinophilic meningo-encephalitis.바카라 게임 웹사이트 And that바카라 게임 웹사이트s what happened to Ballard. He fell into a coma for more than 420 days and became paralyzed. After spending several years in the hospital with multiple medical complications, Ballard was able to undergo physical rehab and regain some movement in his limbs. He died surrounded by his family and friends, according to the Sunday Project.According to the Sun, "His last words to his mum: 'I love you.바카라 게임 웹사이트"

A man in Australia is dead after swallowing a slug in a harmless dare from friends.

Sam Ballard died Friday almost a decade after he consumed a slug during the night of fun,

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He was just hanging out in 2010 when he noticed the slug and jokingly asked, 바카라 게임 웹사이트Should I eat it?바카라 게임 웹사이트

Just days after eating the slug, he experienced pain in his leg. Ballard feared it was multiple sclerosis, which his father suffered from, but doctors said that wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t the case.

In fact, it was rat lungworm, which is a rare cause of meningitis and can be carried by rodents, snails and slugs. Most people who are infected rarely experience symptoms but in rare cases, a worm can cause an infection of the brain called 바카라 게임 웹사이트eosinophilic meningo-encephalitis.바카라 게임 웹사이트 And that바카라 게임 웹사이트s what happened to Ballard.

He fell into a coma for more than 420 days and became paralyzed.

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After spending several years in the hospital with multiple medical complications, Ballard was able to undergo physical rehab and regain some movement in his limbs.

He died surrounded by his family and friends, according to the Sunday Project.

"His last words to his mum: 'I love you.바카라 게임 웹사이트"