269 Peninsula Farm Road, Arnold, MD 21012 Phone: (410) 544-3733 | Fax: (410) 544-4055 Mon-Fri 9:00am - 6:00pm | Sat 9:00am - 1:00pm | Sun Closed
Broadneck Pharmacy Logo

Get Healthy!

Results for search "Encephalitis".

Health News Results - 1

Brown rats found and analyzed near Atlanta now carry rat lungworm, researchers report.

It's a parasite that can trigger a dangerous brain encephalitis in both people and pets, and which now threatens a wide area of the U.S. Southeast.

Researchers in Georgia say the microscopic rat lungworm, known scientifically as Angiostrongylus cantonensis, typically begins its life cycle...