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Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.23,0:05:05.27,Default,,0,0,0,,But the richardsons areNdetermined to save their baby.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.27,0:05:08.54,Default,,0,0,0,,And leading parasitologistNat the university of indiana,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.54,0:05:12.91,Default,,0,0,0,,Dr. Kevin kazacos,Nthinks he might have the answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.91,0:05:16.11,Default,,0,0,0,,Dr. Kazacos:NI specialize in animal parasitesNthat infect people.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.11,0:05:20.25,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator:NKazacos has just receivedNa sample of garrett's blood.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.25,0:05:23.48,Default,,0,0,0,,He adds an enzymeNto the blood serum.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.49,0:05:26.45,Default,,0,0,0,,If the serum changes color,Nit will indicate
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.46,0:05:29.89,Default,,0,0,0,,That garrett is being attackedNby a deadly parasite.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.89,0:05:32.73,Default,,0,0,0,,But the richardsonsNwill not receive the results
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.73,0:05:36.23,Default,,0,0,0,,For a few more agonizing days.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.23,0:05:37.53,Default,,0,0,0,,As a precaution,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.53,0:05:40.33,Default,,0,0,0,,Garrett is givenNa course of antiparasitic drugs,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.34,0:05:43.20,Default,,0,0,0,,But it may be too late.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.21,0:05:47.24,Default,,0,0,0,,Dr. Kazacos: When we see a childNaffected with clinical signs,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.24,0:05:50.01,Default,,0,0,0,,There's beenNsignificant damage already.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.01,0:05:54.68,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator:NKazacos shares his suspicionsNwith garrett's doctors,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.68,0:05:56.95,Default,,0,0,0,,And they orderNanother battery of tests.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.95,0:06:01.82,Default,,0,0,0,,One stands out --Nthe m.R.I. Of garrett's brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.82,0:06:04.83,Default,,0,0,0,,Tony: The scan showsNthat his brain has shrunken
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.83,0:06:09.00,Default,,0,0,0,,And that he has sustainedNsevere brain damage.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.00,0:06:12.27,Default,,0,0,0,,We were absolutely devastated.NIt was --
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.27,0:06:17.40,Default,,0,0,0,,It was the worst dayNwe had ever had.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.41,0:06:20.47,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator:NWhen the results of garrett'sNblood tests finally come back...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.31,0:06:24.04,Default,,0,0,0,,...They reveal that the toddler
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.05,0:06:26.16,Default,,0,0,0,,Is harboringNa parasitic roundworm
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.17,0:06:28.08,Default,,0,0,0,,Called baylisascaris.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.08,0:06:29.75,Default,,0,0,0,,His condition is so rare
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.75,0:06:32.72,Default,,0,0,0,,That only 14 casesNhave ever been reported
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.72,0:06:34.45,Default,,0,0,0,,In the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.46,0:06:36.96,Default,,0,0,0,,There are no knownNfull recoveries,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.96,0:06:40.76,Default,,0,0,0,,And at the very least, garrettNrisks serious brain damage.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.76,0:06:43.66,Default,,0,0,0,,We have them here in the bottle.NIt's a very deadly parasite.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.67,0:06:48.20,Default,,0,0,0,,The larval forms will infectNa wide variety of animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.51,0:06:54.54,Default,,0,0,0,,It's killed over 120 speciesNof birds and mammals,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.54,0:06:56.84,Default,,0,0,0,,Including humans.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.85,0:07:00.15,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator:NRoundworm eggs can liveNoutside of a host for years.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.15,0:07:02.80,Default,,0,0,0,,They lie dormant in the soil,Ninvisible,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.80,0:07:05.05,Default,,0,0,0,,Waiting for a hostNto come along.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.05,0:07:06.29,Default,,0,0,0,,And in this case,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.29,0:07:09.29,Default,,0,0,0,,Roundworm eggsNmade it into garrett's stomach.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.29,0:07:13.49,Default,,0,0,0,,There, the acid in his stomachNactivated the eggs
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.50,0:07:15.10,Default,,0,0,0,,And they hatched.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.10,0:07:16.76,Default,,0,0,0,,Larvae two millimeters long
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.77,0:07:20.53,Default,,0,0,0,,Emerged and burrowed through theNintestinal wall into the blood.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.54,0:07:22.67,Default,,0,0,0,,They traveledNthrough garrett's body,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.67,0:07:25.84,Default,,0,0,0,,Bursting out of blood vesselsNand attacking internal organs.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.84,0:07:28.74,Default,,0,0,0,,Only on rare occasions doNthey make their way to the brain
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.74,0:07:31.31,Default,,0,0,0,,Where the larvae break throughNthe brain's defenses
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.31,0:07:34.55,Default,,0,0,0,,And eat the brainNfrom the inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.55,0:07:38.08,Default,,0,0,0,,Unfortunately, this is whatNhappened to garrett.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.09,0:07:41.32,Default,,0,0,0,,The larvae then beganNto digest his visual cortex,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.32,0:07:43.99,Default,,0,0,0,,The part of the brainNcontrolling sight,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.99,0:07:46.99,Default,,0,0,0,,Which is what caused himNto go blind.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.71,0:07:49.93,Default,,0,0,0,,At the hospital,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.93,0:07:52.37,Default,,0,0,0,,The doctors break the newsNto the richardsons.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.37,0:07:54.63,Default,,0,0,0,,Valerie:NI remember it vividly.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.64,0:07:57.87,Default,,0,0,0,,Um, it was garrett'sNfirst birthday,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.87,0:08:01.01,Default,,0,0,0,,And so peopleNhad come to the hospital
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.01,0:08:03.81,Default,,0,0,0,,With giftsNand toys and balloons.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.81,0:08:05.48,Default,,0,0,0,,And the doctors come in
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.48,0:08:08.42,Default,,0,0,0,,And tell usNthat the tests are confirmed,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.42,0:08:10.38,Default,,0,0,0,,That garrettNdoes have the parasite.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.39,0:08:12.49,Default,,0,0,0,,And, uh, we were crushed.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.46,0:08:20.59,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator:NGarrett's life hangs by a thread
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.60,0:08:22.30,Default,,0,0,0,,As the parasitic roundworm
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.30,0:08:24.63,Default,,0,0,0,,ThreatensNto claim another victim.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.63,0:08:26.07,Default,,0,0,0,,Tony:NI can't remember the doctors
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.07,0:08:27.67,Default,,0,0,0,,Actually ever sayingNanything positive
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.67,0:08:29.77,Default,,0,0,0,,About how thingsNwere gonna turn out.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.25,0:08:41.13,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator:NOne-year-old garrett richardsonNis fighting for his life.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.13,0:08:43.43,Default,,0,0,0,,His brain is cekng caweo
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.44,0:08:47.97,Default,,0,0,0,,By a deadly parasitic roundwormNcalled baylisascaris.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.97,0:08:49.92,Default,,0,0,0,,Tony:NHe's getting worse and worse.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.93,0:08:51.83,Default,,0,0,0,,He's losingNability after ability.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.83,0:08:55.40,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator: The roundworm larvaeNhave eaten so much of his brain
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.40,0:08:59.13,Default,,0,0,0,,That garrett is unableNto sit up, crawl...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.13,0:09:01.23,Default,,0,0,0,,Or see.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.24,0:09:03.50,Default,,0,0,0,,My worryNwas that he was gonna die.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.51,0:09:06.61,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator: Garrett is givenNa powerful antiparasitic drug
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.61,0:09:07.64,Default,,0,0,0,,Called albendezol
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.64,0:09:09.58,Default,,0,0,0,,That impairsNthe worms' intestines
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.58,0:09:10.99,Default,,0,0,0,,And starves them to death,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.00,0:09:14.38,Default,,0,0,0,,But the chances of successNare slim.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.38,0:09:18.92,Default,,0,0,0,,This parasite is so deadly thatNthere really wasn't much hope.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.92,0:09:21.19,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator:NFor more than 20 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.19,0:09:24.36,Default,,0,0,0,,Scientists have studiedNhow this parasite spreads.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.36,0:09:27.63,Default,,0,0,0,,In a forest in indiana,Nprofessor gene rhodes
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.63,0:09:30.66,Default,,0,0,0,,Is going to tryNand catch the wild animal
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.67,0:09:32.27,Default,,0,0,0,,That carries baylisascaris.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.17,0:09:38.34,Default,,0,0,0,,Finding the animal
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.34,0:09:40.81,Default,,0,0,0,,Could shed lightNon how outbreaks occur.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.81,0:09:43.14,Default,,0,0,0,,Hey, it looks likeNwe got one.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.15,0:09:46.41,Default,,0,0,0,,Dr. Rhodes:NThere are a number of animalsNthat could be infected,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.42,0:09:49.95,Default,,0,0,0,,But the number-one suspectNis the raccoon.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.95,0:09:53.55,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator:NLike any wild animal, raccoonsNmust be handled with caution.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.56,0:09:57.16,Default,,0,0,0,,The first thing we need to doNwith a trapped raccoon
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.16,0:09:58.96,Default,,0,0,0,,Is to knock it out.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.96,0:10:00.79,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator: Gene uses telazol,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.80,0:10:03.56,Default,,0,0,0,,Which will gently anesthetizeNthe raccoon
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.57,0:10:07.00,Default,,0,0,0,,While avoiding undue stressNon the animal.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.00,0:10:11.04,Default,,0,0,0,,If the raccoon is carryingNthe adult roundworms
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.04,0:10:15.31,Default,,0,0,0,,Inside its intestine,Nthere will be eggs in its feces.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.31,0:10:17.74,Default,,0,0,0,,I'm gonnaNturn the animal over,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.75,0:10:22.42,Default,,0,0,0,,And I'm going to slowly insertNmy finger into its rectum
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.42,0:10:25.09,Default,,0,0,0,,To get fecal materialNon my glove.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.19,0:10:31.59,Default,,0,0,0,,I'm going to smear itNinto the test tube.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.59,0:10:34.39,Default,,0,0,0,,Narrator: This procedureNmight look unpleasant,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.40,0:10:37.30,Default,,0,0,0,,But the raccoon i