A “semi-slug,” carrier of the rat lungworm disease, sticks to a garbage bag last week in Hana. Increasing numbers of the slug appear to be the cause of an outbreak of the disease that may have ...

Rat lungworm disease cannot be spread from person-to-person. Humans typically become infected by accidentally consuming raw snails or slugs, sometimes hidden on unwashed produce. People can also ...

Rat lungworm disease typically infects humans after they eat raw fruits and vegetables contaminated by slugs carrying the small parasitic roundworms. -- The Maui News / CHRIS SUGIDONO photo A ...