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Had Chocolate, Noticed Tiny Crawlers In Wrapper, May Have Swallowed One. What Should Be Done?
I just had an old chocolate Hershey's Nugget that was on my desk and noticed in the wrapper tiny, tiny crawlers....looked like tiny worms. Should I be worried about it being a parasitic "tape like" worm or should it be okay. I spit out the chocolate but am concerned that as tiny as they were I may have swallowed one. What should I do if anything?
Fri, 23 Aug 2013
Dear patient,
Most likely you will be fine. Usually, such worms are not human parasitic infections and should not cause disease, even more if you did not swallow a significant amount of them; they would likely be broken down by the acid in your stomach.
Yours truly,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Most likely you will be fine. Usually, such worms are not human parasitic infections and should not cause disease, even more if you did not swallow a significant amount of them; they would likely be broken down by the acid in your stomach.
Yours truly,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
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