Man had hundreds of tapeworms in brain, chest after eating undercooked pork

fox10phoenix ^ | 11/25/2019

[BenLurkin]

The patient, identified as Zhu Zhongfa, allegedly had eaten undercooked pork, which was contaminated with Taenia solium, a parasitic tapeworm.

“Different patients respond [differently] to the infection depending on where the parasites occupy,” Dr. Huang Jianrong, Zhongfa’s doctor at Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, told AsiaWire. “In this case, he had seizures and lost consciousness, but others with cysts in their lungs might cough a lot.”

Jianrong explained that the larvae entered Zhongfa’s body through the digestive system and traveled upward through his bloodstream. He was officially diagnosed with cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis, and given an antiparasitic drug and other medications to protect his organs from further damage, according to AsiaWire.

Jianrong said his patient is doing well after one week, but the long-term effects from the massive infestation are unclear.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends cooking meat at a safe temperature and using a food thermometer in an effort to avoid taeniasis.

Humans are the only hosts for Taenia tapeworms, and pass tapeworm segments and eggs in feces which contaminate the soil in areas where sanitation is poor. The eggs survive in a moist environment for days to months, and cows and pigs become infected after feeding in the contaminated areas.

[jacknhoo]

1.) “Humans are the only hosts for Taenia tapeworms,”

2.) “The eggs survive in a moist environment for days to months, and cows and pigs become infected after feeding in the contaminated areas.”

Don’t these two statements contradict one another. After all he didn’t eat undercooked human.

[VTenigma]

Do cats carry that tapeworm?

[Hot Tabasco]

Not even clicking on that link, nope.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The Chinese food I eat is all made in America from American products.