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Symptoms: Initially: diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting [1] Later: swelling of the face, inflammation of the whites of the eyes, fever, muscle pains, rash [1] Complications: Inflammation of heart muscle, inflammation of the lungs [1] Causes: Trichinella from eating undercooked meat [1] Diagnostic method: Antibodies in the blood, larvae on ...
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 ...
A 52-year-old Florida man thought to be suffering from severe migraines was actually battling a bizarre tapeworm infestation in his brain — caused by eating undercooked bacon.
The 52-year-old went to the hospital when his migraines kept getting worse, doctors said.
Trichinella spiralis is a viviparous [1] nematode parasite, occurring in rodents, pigs, bears, hyenas and humans, and is responsible for the disease trichinosis.It is sometimes referred to as the "pork worm" due to it being typically encountered in undercooked pork products.
Taeniasis is contracted after eating undercooked pork or beef that contains the larvae. The adult worms develop and live in the lumen of the intestine. They acquire nutrients from the intestine. The gravid proglottids, body segments containing fertilised eggs, are released in the faeces. [citation needed]
Doctors believe that the tapeworm infection originated from his habit of eating undercooked bacon. Doctors identify source of man’s migraines: tapeworm larvae, likely from undercooked bacon, in ...
Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic disease caused by several species of lung flukes belonging to genus Paragonimus. [4] Infection is acquired by eating crustaceans such as crabs and crayfishes which host the infective forms called metacercariae, or by eating raw or undercooked meat of mammals harboring the metacercariae from crustaceans.