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Can Freshwater Snails Kill You. Freshwater snails carry a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis, which infects nearly 250 million people, mostly in asia, africa and south america. Freshwater snails claim the most human lives for the diseases they carry, but out in the ocean, cone snails carry harpoons laced with a complex cocktail of neurotoxins that can instantly paralyze. Ellen strong, a zoologist at the smithsonian's national museum of. “it's one of the world's most deadly parasites,” says susanne sokolow, a disease ecologist at stanford university's hopkins marine station. But they harbor a particular type of worms that are released into bodies of water. Snails might seem pretty harmless. Consider the ecological impacts of human. The parasites that cause schistosomiasis live in certain types of freshwater snails. Freshwater snails cause more than 200,000 deaths on an annual basis — more than any predatory mammal. Although schistosomes are in the united states, they are not the species that infect.

The parasites that cause schistosomiasis live in certain types of freshwater snails. Although schistosomes are in the united states, they are not the species that infect. But they harbor a particular type of worms that are released into bodies of water. “it's one of the world's most deadly parasites,” says susanne sokolow, a disease ecologist at stanford university's hopkins marine station. Ellen strong, a zoologist at the smithsonian's national museum of. Freshwater snails claim the most human lives for the diseases they carry, but out in the ocean, cone snails carry harpoons laced with a complex cocktail of neurotoxins that can instantly paralyze. Consider the ecological impacts of human. Freshwater snails cause more than 200,000 deaths on an annual basis — more than any predatory mammal. Freshwater snails carry a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis, which infects nearly 250 million people, mostly in asia, africa and south america. Snails might seem pretty harmless.

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Can Freshwater Snails Kill You Snails might seem pretty harmless. Freshwater snails claim the most human lives for the diseases they carry, but out in the ocean, cone snails carry harpoons laced with a complex cocktail of neurotoxins that can instantly paralyze. “it's one of the world's most deadly parasites,” says susanne sokolow, a disease ecologist at stanford university's hopkins marine station. Although schistosomes are in the united states, they are not the species that infect. Ellen strong, a zoologist at the smithsonian's national museum of. Snails might seem pretty harmless. Consider the ecological impacts of human. Freshwater snails cause more than 200,000 deaths on an annual basis — more than any predatory mammal. But they harbor a particular type of worms that are released into bodies of water. Freshwater snails carry a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis, which infects nearly 250 million people, mostly in asia, africa and south america. The parasites that cause schistosomiasis live in certain types of freshwater snails.