Worms
can enter our bodies through food and remain there for a long period, thus,
causing different health issues. These parasites can also penetrate the brain
and cause even more serious problems with one’s health.
Dr. Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas examined the head of a man who had a
tapeworm inside. Namely, the man began feeling frequent headaches and seizures.
When he was examined in theAddenbrookes
Hospital in Cambridge, he was diagnosed with an infection known as
sparganosis-a parasitic infection caused by the tapeworm larvae plerocercoid
diphyllobothroid. Unfortunately, he had to undergo a surgical procedure.
There are three
types of worms that can infest the brain and they usually enter the body
through consumption of undercooked pork meat. Also, you can also get infected
if you’re in direct contact with animals that have this parasite. The infection
they cause can cause epilepsy and it’s known as neurocysticercosis.
It’s very common in
Latin America, Africa, and China; however, since pork is distributed throughout
the world, no one is safe. There are certain drugs which can cure the
infection, but surgery is a more promising treatment.
Source: Health Tips Portal