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Minn. Man Contracts ?Rat Lungworm? Disease In Hawaii
January 20, 2012 6:14 AM
WATERTOWN (WCCO) ? People travel to Hawaii to relax and get some sun and surf, but a Minnesota man?s trip to paradise turned into a nightmare after he contracted a paralyzing disease.
Eric Reinert is 22 years old and learning to walk all over again.
He?s taking baby steps and it can be hard to keep his balance, but they are a long way from where he was just a month ago.
He was stuck in a wheelchair in a Hawaiian hospital all because of a microscopic parasite.
?Every movement was just dreaded ? horrible, awful, terrible,? said Reinert.
Last November, he traveled from Watertown, Minn. to Hawaii?s Puna District to learn about organic farming. His plan was to someday open his own farm back home.
But it wasn?t long before he started getting stomach cramps and his muscles began feeling weak. Then the unknown illness took a painful turn.
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http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/01/20/minn-man-contracts-rat-lungworm-disease-in-hawaii-2/
January 20, 2012 6:14 AM
WATERTOWN (WCCO) ? People travel to Hawaii to relax and get some sun and surf, but a Minnesota man?s trip to paradise turned into a nightmare after he contracted a paralyzing disease.
Eric Reinert is 22 years old and learning to walk all over again.
He?s taking baby steps and it can be hard to keep his balance, but they are a long way from where he was just a month ago.
He was stuck in a wheelchair in a Hawaiian hospital all because of a microscopic parasite.
?Every movement was just dreaded ? horrible, awful, terrible,? said Reinert.
Last November, he traveled from Watertown, Minn. to Hawaii?s Puna District to learn about organic farming. His plan was to someday open his own farm back home.
But it wasn?t long before he started getting stomach cramps and his muscles began feeling weak. Then the unknown illness took a painful turn.
More...
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/01/20/minn-man-contracts-rat-lungworm-disease-in-hawaii-2/