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Rat lung worm or Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a parasite that mainly lives in rodents such as rats & can infect snails and slugs that come into contact with infected rat faeces. People can be infected when they eat an infected snail or slug.
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THEY ARE NOT ESCARGOT: DO NOT EAT GARDEN SLUGS/ SNAILS