What’s in your water?

[Andy F]

Leech larvae!

I think only boiling or filtering would've prevented this infection. What do you think?

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/04/07/disgusting-creature-removed-from-boys-throat-after-he-drank-pond-water/

Excerpt:
A Chinese boy stopped at a pond for a quick sip on his way home from school. A few weeks later, he was blacking out.

Doctors recently discovered the cause of 11-year-old Xiaobo Chien’s affliction. According to Central European News (via WFLD-TV), a more than 2-inch-long leech was attached to the inside of his throat. It is believe he ingested the blood-sucking worm when it was in its larval form.

The boy lost consciousness when the leech would curl into a ball and block his air passage.

[Bob Gross]

"I think only boiling or filtering would've prevented this infection."

The article stated that there was no infection.

–B.G.–

[Todd T]

{"I think only boiling or filtering would've prevented this infection."

The article stated that there was no infection.}

More like an incursion…

[Andy F]

"The article stated that there was no infection."

Actually, the article was about an infection.

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