She told news.com.au: “Spirometra is in snakes, frogs and geckos and go into mammals like cats and quolls and attack and grow.

“These particular parasites are a problem.

“In their life cycle, they wander through the host, go through the tissues and get lost as they try to find their way to the lungs and end up in the meninges (the protective layers of the brain and spinal cord).”

The doctor claims the worm could have grown up to four foot long. 

Doctors initially suspected that undercooked chicken may have been the source of the severe infection. 

“I want justice for David… or just answers”

David Dowell’s mum Michelle

His mum Michelle said: “The surgeon basically said that he needed that [surgery] straight away. 

“We also asked why they didn’t give him a catheter, and they said they didn’t think of that.

“We had to ask for pain relief for David… He was put into a coma because they couldn’t control his pain. We never really got to say goodbye to him.

“It was like they didn’t really care. The moment he got moved into the intensive care unit, that’s when they got serious.

“I want justice for David… or just answers. You don’t ever think anything like this could happen to you and then it does.”

He leaves behind his partner of 15 years and three daughters.

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