Posted on 11/26/2019 6:45:14 PM PST by BenLurkin
The patient, identified as Zhu Zhongfa, allegedly had eaten undercooked pork, which was contaminated with Taenia solium, a parasitic tapeworm.
“Different patients respond [differently] to the infection depending on where the parasites occupy,” Dr. Huang Jianrong, Zhongfa’s doctor at Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, told AsiaWire. “In this case, he had seizures and lost consciousness, but others with cysts in their lungs might cough a lot.”
Jianrong explained that the larvae entered Zhongfa’s body through the digestive system and traveled upward through his bloodstream. He was officially diagnosed with cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis, and given an antiparasitic drug and other medications to protect his organs from further damage, according to AsiaWire.
Jianrong said his patient is doing well after one week, but the long-term effects from the massive infestation are unclear.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends cooking meat at a safe temperature and using a food thermometer in an effort to avoid taeniasis.
Humans are the only hosts for Taenia tapeworms, and pass tapeworm segments and eggs in feces which contaminate the soil in areas where sanitation is poor. The eggs survive in a moist environment for days to months, and cows and pigs become infected after feeding in the contaminated areas.
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note to self
Don’t eat pork from China.
Well, we’ve got wild pigs on the Calif coast, and poop for them to eat.
2 plus 2 equals 4.
Don’t know if there are pigs or poop in Schiff’s district, yet.
Zhejiang, is an eastern coastal province of the People’s Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangsu and Shanghai to the north, Anhui to the northwest, Jiangxi to the west, and Fujian to the south.
Do NOT eat meat in this province unless it’s BTH!
Man had hundreds of tapeworms in brain...
Biden? Sanders? The gay guy? The other gay guy? The other other gay guy?
I do not want to eat any food from China.
But, for some stupid reason, we aren't allowed to know the country of origin of a lot of meat.
Is that bad?
Is that bad?
That’s why God said no to pork.
I was going to ask if this happened here. But his name means he may have bought from the wrong butcher.
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Pass the vegetables, please — except the romaine lettuce.
Nope. Some stories, I ain’t even gonna read.
Now I’m going to have nightmares. Thanks.
This a one physical reason why God said not to eat pork.
There are also tapeworms in beef, and these can grow to 10 meters in length in the human intestinal tract - although beef tapeworm (taenia saginata) usually doesn't cause significant symptoms or disease.
I diagnosed a 26 year old man in Alaska with trichinosis from eating undercooked bear meat in the 1980’s. He damn near died and lost about 100 lbs of muscle after he recovered. Trichinosis is found in pork, bears, and walrus so MAKE SURE your walrus burger is well done!
Good thing that Chinese restaurants in America only serve American food.
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