Tapeworms found in brain of US man who ate undercooked bacon
Tapeworms found in brain of US man who ate undercooked bacon
Parasitic larvae discovered after unexplained weekly migraines failed to respond to medication
Mmmm...forbidden worms....
unidentified 52-year-old American man
experiencing weekly migraines…unresponsive to medication.
denied traveling to “high-risk areas…lived at home with his wife and cat in a modern home”
the man revealed that he did have a preference for “lightly cooked, non-crispy bacon” which he ate for most of his life.
diagnosed with neurocysticercosis, a preventable parasitic infection caused by larval systems from the pork tapeworm Taenia solium.
“…cysticercosis was transmitted via autoinfection after improper handwashing after he had contracted taeniasis himself from his eating habits,” researchers said.
prescribed
drugs, but
“The treatment of neurocysticercosis is controversial. … there is concern that most of the inflammation occurs when the cysts are killed, giving some clinicians pause when considering treatment. …”
Patient went for it anyway and treatment was successful!
Infected pork -> cold fry pan -> mouth -> toilet -> no hand wash -> eggs back to mouth -> larvae in brain
Oof!
MFs will literally risk getting worms in order to not eat less/no meat smh my head