Brain tumor diagnosis turns out to be parasitic worm infection
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Beth Mole
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A man suspected of having brain cancer was actually found to have parasitic worms (Taenia solium) in his brain. The article explains how the parasite infects humans through two pathways: eating undercooked meat containing cysts, or ingesting eggs through fecal contamination. The worms can migrate to various tissues including the brain, forming encapsulated larvae called cysticerci, which can be mistaken for tumors.
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Taenia solium can infect people in two ways: by eating cysts in undercooked meat or ingesting eggs through fecal contamination.
If a person eats undercooked meat containing cysticerci, the larvae will develop into adult tapeworms in the person's intestinal tract and live there, possibly for years
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