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marmar

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Sun Mar 10, 2024, 12:54 PM Mar 10

Man complains of migraines -- docs find tapeworm in his brain from eating undercooked bacon


He needed a hambulance.

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 unnamed patient, whose tale of medical woe recently wriggled its way into the American Journal of Case Reports, had been complaining of week-long, aggressive headaches over a four-month period after consuming the pesky pork product.

Experts said the individual’s “lifelong preference for soft bacon” wasn’t the sole cause of the specific, bizarre ailment — but rather that the breakfast favorite had gone bad, with undercooking leaving the man exceptionally vulnerable. ..........(more)

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/florida-man-complains-migraines-docs-232005257.html




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Man complains of migraines -- docs find tapeworm in his brain from eating undercooked bacon (Original Post) marmar Mar 10 OP
Florida man, eh? GreenWave Mar 10 #1
Sure He Didn't Get It Deep State Witch Mar 10 #2
He's lucky he hasn't already gotten trichinosis. eppur_se_muova Mar 10 #3
Yeah, something was "off" about this. I think one can get tapeworms from just about anything "filthy" or "fecal" LeftInTX Mar 13 #4

LeftInTX

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4. Yeah, something was "off" about this. I think one can get tapeworms from just about anything "filthy" or "fecal"
Wed Mar 13, 2024, 06:46 PM
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