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.
I don’t understand these flaccid bacon people. Crispy bacon is clearly superior.
Not flaccid, I want crispy edges but goddamn, bacon you can sit and chew for awhile is amazing. Burnt/“crispy” bacon just crumbles and, in my possibly tapeworm adled brain, deprives you of sweet bacony goodness.
Exactly. Crispy edges for that maillard flavor, but still chewy means the fat coats your mouth and leaves that long lasting savory bacon flavor even after a sip of coffee.
Crispy might as well be eating a bottle of bacon bits. It’s just disappointing dry dust with a flavor that disappears almost immediately.
I like to cook it in the oven for extra crispiness. Also, candied bacon is amazing.
Try rendering bits & ends with balsamic vinegar; slowly and never letting it scorch, and you’ll have yourself some of the best gawdamn candy there is. 🤘🏽
Mett Brötchen 🤤 as a German I disagree.
New fear unlocked
Leela, I had worms. I needed to know who you loved. Me or them.
This sort of shit terrifies me because I definitely don’t cook my food perfectly each time
No need to cook it perfectly, just sufficiently. Nobody lets me grill the chicken because mine is good and sterile all the way through. It’s also dry, so a ways past “perfect”. But I also know how to make gravy, so it’s all good.
so it’s all good
Is it? Is it really?
From prions to tapeworms, rare though they may be, I’m happy to be vegetarian even though I miss wings.
I’m wondering if this explains why my chewy-bacon eating father is a Trumper.
No, that’s right. It’s the fascism.
