Tumor turns to tapeworm!
By Jojo
@Sojourn (13836)
India
June 7, 2019 8:19am CST
This is a news that caught my attention today as I was browsing the news feed and thought that it is worth sharing. This is the story of Rachel Palma who have been diagnosed with brain cancer which later been found to be a tapeworm!!
Read the news below if you feel want to hear about the whole ordeal.
Doctors had broken the disheartening news to Rachel Palma, explaining that the lesion on her brain was suspected to be a tumor, and her scans suggested that it was cancerous.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
7 Jun 19
Wow! A tapeworm in her skull. Now that is frightening. I'll take a look at the article.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
8 Jun 19
@Sojourn I wonder if they will solve the mystery?
The article suggests that it could come from pig meat that was not well cooked.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
9 Jun 19
OOH.... I don't think I even want to know! Glad that she will be okay!
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
14 Jun 19
That was a horrible thing. Yes, I already heard people, who eat meat without cooking properly, will face this kind of consequences. 3 years before one of our relative got fits while he was spending his vacation with friends. on further check up doctor said there is worm in his brain. He is working outside and eating from the stalls on regular basis leads to this problem.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
15 Jun 19
@Sojourn He was on medication for long time. Now he is perfectly alright. The food is not properly cooked then it is not good for us. May be the hygiene of the shop also does matter. His family is in Kerala and he used to eat out.
Usually pork and beef, grilled and fried, may not get cooked well. Eating this way, the worms can grow.
In veggies, cabbage is dangerous this way. The worms found in it, won't destroy even after cooking it. So you can imagine when it is included in salads.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
29 Jun 19
Oh you see sometimes all that needs to be done is open it up to see. How horrible.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
13 Jun 19
Omg...I wonder didn't they do proper diagnosis befirr with X ray and CT scan.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
13 Jun 19
@Sojourn omg...but I'm glad it was just a tape worm
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@jnrdutton (2559)
• United States
21 Jun 19
I have heard of a few cases like this, I don't know how common a tapeworm in the brain is, but it'd freak me out if I ever had one there.
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@LydiaC (171)
• Serbia
12 Jun 19
That's known disease: "Cysticercosis is usually acquired by eating food or drinking water contaminated by tapeworm eggs from human feces."
Open main menu Search This article is about the infection. For the organism, see Taenia solium. Cysticercosis is a tissue infection caused by the young form of the pork tapeworm.[6][1] People may have few or no symptoms for years.[3][2] In some cases, part
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