A 52-year-old man suffering from severe migraines was found to have tapeworm larvae attached to his brain, which researchers linked to his consumption of lightly cooked bacon.
A man suffering from severe migraines, obesity and complicated type-2 diabetes was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, which was the result of eating partially cooked bacon, according to a report published by the American Journal of Case Reports last week. The 52-year-old man had a medical history of chronic migraines, type-2 diabetes mellitus which was complicated by peripheral neuropathy, hyperlipidemia and obesity.
Doctors also conducted an MRI which demonstrated the same findings as the CT, but also noted there was concern about neurocysticercosis. 'Cysticercosis is a condition caused by infection with the larval form of Taenia Solium, a pork tapeworm that uses pigs as an intermediate host,' the study read. 'Humans become infected when they ingest water or food contaminated with tapeworm cysts.
person infected with a tapeworm who does not wash his or her hands might accidentally contaminate food with tapeworm eggs while preparing it for others,' the CDC said. After entering the body, the eggs hatch and the larvae sometimes attach to the brain. Symptoms of cysticercosis include headache, epilepsy, dizziness and stroke. For more Health articles, visit www.foxnews.com/health.
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