A man was hospitalized with worsening migraines only to find out they were caused by parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain — and researchers believe he was infected by eating undercooked bacon.
The unidentified 52-year-old American man consulted doctors about changes in his usual migraines over four months, according to a study in the American Journal of Case Reports published Thursday. The migraines became more frequent, severe and unresponsive to medication.
The patient was admitted to the hospital for testing. CT scans revealed numerous cystic foci, which are fluid-filled sacs in the brain. Cysticercosis cyst antibody tests returned positive, and the man was diagnosed with neurocysticercosis, the study said.
I, too, have headaches and eat chewy bacon… 😟
it’s pork dog, like many things it needs to be cooked properly.
if you want to risk it for undercooked meat, that’s on you. but certain things need to be sanitized. cooking does that. there are many ways to have chewy, yet properly cooked bacon.
I thought pork was pig not dog.
Hmmmm maybe I should stop eating a raw sausage every now and then…
Tapeworms are not classified as STDs.
Tapeworm eggs are passed in feces, and there are sex acts involving the mouth, the anus, and/or feces. It’s not out of the realm of possibility.
From prions to tapeworms, rare though they may be, I’m happy to be vegetarian even though I miss wings.
Fun fact: Both prions and tapeworms can spread from vegetables!
Enjoy your next meal.
How did I know someone would reply with something like this lol.
Guess I’ll just die.
Edit: So having read these more closely and looked into it further:
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Yes, it’s suggested there is a vector for prion disease — particularly CWD — from cross-contamination of plants but the study focused on Chronic-Wasting Disease (CWD), which itself is not infectious to humans… Yet.
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There have been no documented infection of a life-long vegetarian/vegan with an human-infectious prion disease. One famous case discovered the individual got it from infected beef as a child.
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Tapeworms and Roundworms can cross-contaminate vegetables, mostly due to poop. Wash your veggies. Cook your meat.
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Nevertheless the vast majority of tape-worm and round-worm cases stem from meat. Naturally, if one needs only wash/cook the exterior of a vegetable versus ensuring the internal cooking of meat from an animal raised around other animals and wallowing in its own shit, the risk is evidently going to be much higher in the latter.
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The Gardein ultimate chic’n wings are pretty solid if you haven’t had them yet. I wish someone made veggie wings that you could use your own sauce with, but I haven’t seen any.
Cauliflower wings are a decent alternative if cooked correctly
Agreed. Also tofu bites, but cauliflower is easier to execute in my opinion.
Omg dude you’re right about that, best veggie wings I’ve had, but I’ve also never seen something contain that much sodium per serving. Meanwhile that little bag contains 4050mg in total lol.
