Brain worms can be deadly

khou. ^ | Monday, November 27, 2006 | Janice Williamson

[FairOpinion]

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[Atchafalaya]

Yep, among others coming soon.

[Snoopers-868th]

That is not what I meant. The brain thing is disgusting. The parasite thing is too if you stop to think about it. Just like dust mites in your bed. If I think about those things crawling about it makes me itch. So how many times have you been tested for tape worm? I never have. Makes me crawl thinking about it. There is more than this to eating out--the thought that someone might spit in my food is enough to keep me home.

[Atchafalaya]

I believe they attributed it to wild/feral hogs.

[ASOC]

Small mobile kitchens often seen at constructions sites, fairs and other temporary feeding locations. I grew up in AZ and they sold a lot of tacos, burros and the like. Others had sandwich's, some had hot dogs.

Here in Anchorage, these servers have to prove they have access to full service rest rooms, have hand wash (hot water and all) service and so on.

Still, I will only eat from the one where I personally know the owner/operator. But then I am fussy about restaurants - having worked at KFC, and all my family at one time worked fast food/restaurants - we have all seen the good and bad.

Nothing wrong with the service, just understand the risks.

[steelie]

The lettuce e-coli was reported as coming from wild pigs.

[Torie]

Illegal hideous disease alert.

[Frank_2001]

"the thought that someone might spit in my food"
Be nice to the waiter, tip generously, and never send anything back to the kitchen. And never ask for "well-done" filet mignon;)

[kinoxi]

I was in Texas (New Braunfels) about six months ago with a friend. We both got sick at the same time (eating out every night) while driving back through Louisiana. She and I are both fine now but someone screwed with our food at some point. I'm rather hesitant to eat out in general but since that trip I've been rather adamantly against it.

[Rte66]

" ... ...must....resist...joke... ..."

...must....resist...joke... about your nickname ... on this thread ...

[Luis Gonzalez]

This poor guy migrated here 20 years ago, and some native-born worm ate his brain?

[Snoopers-868th]

Be nice to the waiter, tip generously, and never send anything back to the kitchen. And never ask for "well-done" filet mignon;)

Won't work for me--too many weirdo's today that would spit in your food--just because!! No thanks, I stay home and eat. The food is better anyway.

[StormEye]

"...must....resist...joke..."

Oh go ahead and say it! You'll regret missing your 15 minutes of fame the rest of your life!

[The Westerner]

This is the most disgusting thing I can imagine. Positively yuck! And what's with "developing countries". What a bunch of b.s. If they were "developing", they'd have already developed proper handwashing procedures. And tapeworms in humans. OMG! I'm going to go douse my pets with their flea poisons right now. Ingested fleas cause tapeworms in cats.

[kinoxi]

This poor guy migrated here 20 years ago, and some native-born worm ate his brain?

This was Mohanty's fourth case in two months of a disease most often seen in developing countries.

[The Westerner]

Do you have tapeworms? I don't and have never known anyone who has.

[null and void]

Sooooooooooooo, how do you KNOW you don't have a tapeworm?

[The Westerner]

I know I don't, but I bet you do.

[Snoopers-868th]

We agree. You never know what will set someone off. Maybe just a bad day, they want to go home and you came in at the wrong time. Being nice does says nothing (what does that mean to the person who would even consider spitting in food) and tipping good is a moot point because if they spit in your food you can bet the laugh is on you--they person got paid especially good for spitting on your food.

Wasn't it Jesse Jackson that said he used to spit in white peoples food when he worked in a restaurant? And I never forget the scene in Roots where the gal spit in the tea. Just disgusting and couldn't eat if I stopped at a restaurant my gag reflex wouldn't allow it.

[ccmay]

Every one of those little holes in the brain is the nest of a worm. When they die, their guts spill out and cause inflammation and even seizures.

Here we see the toothy little devil himself.

Here's an explanation of the life cycle. Basically, it is spread by ignorant Turd World savages who crap in their own water supplies at home and don't bother washing their hands in the restroom before they make your restaurant meal here.

-ccm