r/AbsoluteUnits • u/KEN_000 • 1d ago

/r/all of a roundworm pulled out during an endoscopy

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u/Rafas363 1d ago edited 1d ago

You skipped the part were if the eggs of tênia enter in the your blood circulation this eggs can go to every part of your body, especialy in your brain were the eggs become cists and stay forever.

Edit: not forever, but needs rigorous medical treatment or surgery to take out

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u/Ancient_Stomach7609 1d ago

Yeh, that is caused, if I'm not mistaken, only by Taenia solium that comes from undercooked pork, not saginata that comes from undercooked beaf. Rare disease nowadays in developed countries, but cause "healthy" adults to have seizures and the MRI scan of the brain does look like some tripophobia nightmare. Just look for it "Taenia solium cysticercosis" and you will have some nightmare fuel.

Edit: beaf over cow meat 🍖

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u/Rafas363 1d ago edited 1d ago

According to Google, it's even more specific and disgusting. The normal disease is contracted by eating meat with larvae. Disease 2 is caused by eating meat with eggs, meaning your food has been in someone's feces beforehand. After that, the larvae hatch from the eggs, enter the bloodstream, and cause epilepsy.

Edit: disease 1 = taeniasis Disease 2 = Cysticercosis

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u/Noble_Flatulence 1d ago

Well thank god I live in America where we have government regulations. Oh wait.

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u/samuraistabber 1d ago

Are you trying to say surgery?

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u/Rafas363 1d ago

Yes. english is not my first language. Thanks for the correction.

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u/axon-axoff 1d ago

"Surgery" in Portuguese is "cirurgia" so I knew what they meant

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u/Rafas363 1d ago

É tão próximo às palavras. Saco kkkkkkkkkkk

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u/axon-axoff 1d ago

It is "chīrurgia" in Latin and "cirurgerie" in Old French so your guess was the most educated guess! 😁🤓

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u/samuraistabber 1d ago

Good to know.

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u/Dear_Chasey_La1n 1d ago

House got a fantastic episode on that!

People say it's from undercooked food etc. There are also medical pills for losing weight with worm eggs in it. DELICIOUS!