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Rat lungworm disease caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a parasite that starts its journey in rats. Rats poop out the larvae (yes, it’s as gross as it sounds), and then snails and slugs ...

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Once ingested, the parasite migrates to the rodent’s lungs and lays eggs. After becoming first-stage larvae, A. cantonensis is excreted in the rat’s feces that snails and slugs subsequently eat.

Excitingly, the authors convincingly show that Taenia larvae contain and release glutamate sufficient to depolarize neurons and induce recurrent excitation reminiscent of seizures. They use a ...

Photograph By Dr. Håkan Kvarnström, Nikon Small World A neuron from the striatum of an adult rat brain is densely covered in dendritic spines, which help the neuron transmit signals.