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Bookmark or Share- Australia: Man Dies After Contracting Parasite from Slug | TIMESam Ballard of Sydney Australia, who contracted a rare parasite known as rat lungworm from eating a slug in 2010, has died. He was 29.
- Sam Ballard, The Teen Who Died From Eating A Slug On A DareNineteen-year-old Australian rugby player Sam Ballard ate a slug after his friends dared him — leaving him paralyzed and finally killing him on November 2, 2018. Sam Ballard's friends and family stood by him even as rat lungworm disease paralyzed him.
- Tragic last words of teen who died after he was dared to eat live slug ...Sam Ballard (center) participating in a bike race before the incident (TheProjectTV) Advert While the best-case scenario when eating a small creature under these circumstances would’ve been a slight stomach ache and a teachable moment, this wouldn’t be the case for Sam.
- He ate a slug on a dare, became paralyzed and died | CNNSo Australian teenager Sam Ballard grabbed the slimy creature and gulped it down. He had no idea that the slug carried a potentially deadly worm that would put him into a coma that lasted more...
- Sam Ballard: Sydney man who swallowed slug has died | news.com.au ...SAM Ballard, the Sydney man who fell into a coma and became paralysed after eating a slug, has tragically died eight years on.
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