tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post3186552253341526364..comments2024-03-27T19:39:11.723-04:00Comments on Parasite of the Day: July 21- Pseudocorynosoma constrictumSusan Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-46149196925875014902013-01-27T18:20:29.636-05:002013-01-27T18:20:29.636-05:00It sounds like you friend should see a doctor.
No...It sounds like you friend should see a doctor.<br /><br />No, this parasite cannot infect humans. Unless you have been scooping out and eating a whole lot of little crustaceans out of a lake somewhere and eating them raw, there's no way for you to encounter this parasite. Even if let's say you have been doing the above, it is a bird parasite and is unlikely to survive in a human body. Also it is a gastrointestinal parasite and does not have anything to do with the urinary tract.<br /><br />Keep in mind the photo of the parasite shown above is not even its final form.Tommy Leunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421993204602775597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-82849289379086872732013-01-26T01:41:47.935-05:002013-01-26T01:41:47.935-05:00Can this infect humans? My friend has peed out two...Can this infect humans? My friend has peed out two of these (at least it appears that way) that we fished out of the toilet. We kept the bigger of the two. Can you tell me more about it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475071926195443645noreply@blogger.com