Man finds out migraines caused by brain tapeworms; undercooked bacon may be culprit
Man finds out migraines caused by brain tapeworms; undercooked bacon may be culprit
The 52-year-old American man was diagnosed with neurocysticercosis. His only habit connected to the parasitic infection was eating "lightly cooked, non-crispy bacon," new study says.
A man was hospitalized with worsening migraines only to find out they were caused by parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain — and researchers believe he was infected by eating undercooked bacon.
The unidentified 52-year-old American man consulted doctors about changes in his usual migraines over four months, according to a study in the American Journal of Case Reports published Thursday. The migraines became more frequent, severe and unresponsive to medication.
The patient was admitted to the hospital for testing. CT scans revealed numerous cystic foci, which are fluid-filled sacs in the brain. Cysticercosis cyst antibody tests returned positive, and the man was diagnosed with neurocysticercosis, the study said.
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I, too, have headaches and eat chewy bacon... 😟
Obviously you've got brain tape worms.
Just think of them as pets that really like to cuddle.
I never eat bacon. No headaches...😎
it's pork dog, like many things it needs to be cooked properly.
if you want to risk it for undercooked meat, that's on you. but certain things need to be sanitized. cooking does that. there are many ways to have chewy, yet properly cooked bacon.
I thought pork was pig not dog.
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Bacon is already cooked when you buy it from the store (at least in america). The difference between "pork belly" and "bacon" is that bacon is cured and then smoked. That smoking process gets the temperature above the range to cook it.
Uncured bacon is a lie. They basically claim not to add nitrites/nitrates (which is necessary to cure it), but they add celery juice or powder, which contains nitrites and nitrates, so they can avoid listing them as ingredients.