The man told doctors he had a habit of eating "lightly cooked, non-crispy bacon for most of his life".
with worsening migraines was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a report published this month in the American Journal of Case Reports.Tiny, hidden feature means stamp could fetch $7.5 million at auction
His doctor ordered a CT scan, which showed multiple cysts – fluid-filled sacs – throughout his brain. Further labs and imaging at the hospital showed that the cysts were parasitic tapeworm larvae that had taken up residence in his brain and caused an infection called neurocysticercosis, the report said.
The tapeworm eggs then become larval cysts that can infect the brain, muscles or other tissues, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Parasitic hookworm Ancylosoma, 3D illustration. Ancylostoma duodenale can infect humans, dogs and cats, its head has several tooth-like structures� It is a major cause of adult-onset seizures in low-income countries with poor sanitation and free-ranging pigs, according to the CDC.
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