Comments on: Interviews with rat lungworm disease survivors produced by UH Hilo researchers

By: Avalon

Avalon — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 04:30:15 +0000

In reply to Mark Kimura. Mahalo nui -- I greatly appreciate the info and the work that is being done.

By: Mark Kimura

Mark Kimura — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 19:26:28 +0000

In reply to Avalon.

Hi Avalon,

Please, please contact Rat Lungworm Working Group at rlw411@hawaii.edu and/or Kay Howe (maryk8@hawaii.edu) and ask your questions. In this video, somebody says the worms should be gone after 7 months or so, but the recovery process could last for years. And the symptoms could be severe or milder. But I’m just the one who made this film and not an expert in the disease, so please contact them directly.

By: Avalon

Avalon — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 01:40:02 +0000

Does anyone know how long the parasite can live in a person’s body? Or rather, how long symptoms can persist?
A family member of mine in Big Island came down with similar symptoms about three years ago, and nothing has changed in those three years — tinglyness in the skin and extreme burning sensations are daily occurrences for her. She may have something else, but the doctors have no idea what she has, and I doubt they’ve looked into this.

By: Mark Kimura

Mark Kimura — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:56:48 +0000

In reply to Ryan Mudd. Thank you Ryan for your comment!

By: Mark Kimura

Mark Kimura — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:51:31 +0000

In reply to Terrie Lazarus. Hi Terrie, The petition is here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/529/190/532/demand-action-to-stop-rat-lungworm-disease-in-hawaii-now/ Thank you and please help us spread the word!! :) Mark

By: Mark Kimura

Mark Kimura — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:00:06 +0000

Please sign our petition: www.thepetitionsite.com/529/190/532/demand-action-to-stop-rat-lungworm-disease-in-hawaii-now/ and support Kay's research: http://www.gofundme.com/vhehjqtg Mahalo!

By: Ryan Mudd

Ryan Mudd — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 03:48:15 +0000

My mother was infected with rat lungworm disease on Hawaiʻi Island more than a decade ago, and she was interviewed in this film. Our lives have been profoundly affected by this tragic event of her eating a home-grown salad. I am very proud of her for telling her story. Why do more people not know about this horrible disease outside of Puna? People are unknowingly growing their own salads throughout Mānoa and Palolo. Inadequate inspections of the powerful horticultural industry’s imports have lead to enormous colonies of slugs and snails in these valleys. Rat lungworm disease could happen to anybody in Hawaiʻi without the proper knowledge, especially those that grow their own food without taking the necessary precautions. I urge you not to let this happen to yourself or your family. Please learn about rat lungworm disease and spread awareness, as your state and local government are not doing enough to protect Hawaii’s people. Mahalo to the creators of this film, the interviewees, and those that took the time to watch and listen.

By: Terrie Lazarus

Terrie Lazarus — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 23:29:16 +0000

I just came back from 6 months on Kauai to Maui where my friends husband died a sudden death and both he and my friend were in the hospital with sepsis from an unknown source. He had rotator cuff issues that started at the same time. She is a master gardener with
with the ag dept of UH. I just sent her this article as she recently moved back to PA. I told her a year ago that it had to be something in the environment as they were in the upper wet Kappa area and to get the dept of health out.
She needs to get that assay for the antibody to see if she has it with all her health problems.
So please send this article to all your master gardeners at UH and
they can get it out to people they know that garden. I am starting ADN nursing at Maui and I will do my part to bring awareness to the
nursing students and there circle of influence.
Where is the petition?