Tapeworm Anyone?

@rakski (112925)

Philippines

July 4, 2018 1:57am CST

Hello everyone. I am watching a new TV show at Fox channel. The TV show is called 911. I remeber having watched this show when I was younger so I am happy to watch something like that again. I learn a lot especially the medical aspect and also what to do on emergencies. One case now was a man calling 911 telling tgem there is something inside him. The fire department went to see him. Then his tummy get uosets again so they brought him to the hospital. While on the ambulance the man complains something is underneath his leg. So there's a tapeworm trying to get out of him. The tapeworm after getting it out measures 6-7 feet and almost half an inch in diameter. Whew. That was long. Apparently the man and his partner is a regular sushi eater (3-4x a week). I never knew tapeworm cab grow that long.

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@LadyDuck (458082)

• Switzerland

4 Jul 18

YES, eating sushi is dangerous, but people can get the tapeworm only if they eat raw salmon.from the Pacific coast.

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@LadyDuck (458082)

• Switzerland

4 Jul 18

@rakski I eat sushi but not with raw fish, I eat sushi with avocado and crab (that is not raw). Only salmon causes tapeworm, but other kind of fishes causes other kind of worms.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

It could be salmon. That is why I dont eat sushi

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

@LadyDuck I believe so.

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@anamika161088 (11868)

• India

4 Jul 18

I always thought that tapeworms are as small as earthworms...

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

I thought so too.

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@anamika161088 (11868)

• India

4 Jul 18

@rakski Yeah I have always seen comparison between tapeworms and earthworms in school books.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

@anamika161088 that is good.

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

4 Jul 18

oh.. so gross... i am glad I am not a sushi eater..

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@minx267 (15527)

• Hartford, Connecticut

4 Jul 18

@rakski EW... i got a shiver down my spine thinking of it.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

Me too!!!

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

@minx267 oh my. Same here when I saw the paramedics taking it out nice and easy. According to the paramedics, it should not be cut while getting it out because it can crawl back again inside and regenerate. Oh my Lord.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

5 Jul 18

That is why, I don't like to eat sushi and sashimi. I don't want to have that on my stomach because of eating raw fish and meat.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

6 Jul 18

@rakski My daughter though likes it. When we were in Vikings MegaMall last December 9, when the ManCom members went there to attend the corporate Christmas party then, the next day our boss treated us all including my daughter, she first got those maki and shrimp tempura (which I like too) then ate sashimi. Eww!

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

6 Jul 18

@SIMPLYD yes, I know right?

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

5 Jul 18

yes, that is true.

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@responsiveme (22926)

• India

4 Jul 18

Scary...Hope he was ok

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

Yes, he was after getting to the hosputal and gave some anti parasitic medicines

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20608)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

6-7 feet whoa. Big snake size already. Does sushi really be a big cause of such?

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

Yea. Raw food, uncooked food, or infected person preparing the food

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20608)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

@rakski Oh I see, thank you for the information.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

@simplfred you are welcone

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

OH yes they can really grow that long and dangerous too. I love sushi. Has been eating them for years but no tape worm on my side.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

good for you then!

Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

5 Jul 18

scary creatures - it would be terrifying to catch one

@caopaopao (12395)

• China

4 Jul 18

I don't like sushi, but my daughter likes sushi. Sometimes she makes her own sushi. The materials used are cooked food.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

That is good if it is cooked.

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@Letranknight2015 (51523)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

This is why I prefer cooked food, I can't risk having those worms inside of me. Thank you for the post, I'll remember not to eat sushi.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

You are welcome. Same here. i cannot eat raw meat.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

4 Jul 18

I've never eaten sushi and I don't intend to start now.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

Same here.

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

@LoriAMoore @MALUSE count me in.

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306131)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Jul 18

Sushi isn't the only way you can get tapeworms. I'm glad they were able to extract it from him.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

oh yes, there are many ways but for this guy, his partner mention that they eat sushi 4x a week.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

4 Jul 18

That's scary my dear friend..I hope he is now okay

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

Yes it us scary.

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@porwest (78761)

• United States

4 Jul 18

Oh, they can be some pretty horrible creatures. I hope I never experience one.

is right.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

4 Jul 18

OH I hope so too. The guy said, he like to burst like a woman giving birth.

@snowy22315 (169937)

• United States

5 Jul 18

It makes you not want to eat sushi any longer!

@jstory07 (134456)

• Roseburg, Oregon

5 Jul 18

I saw that show and I like 911 it is a good show.

@GreatMartin (23677)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

5 Jul 18

A great cast!

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

5 Jul 18

That’s

!