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Doctors suspected man had brain cancer. He had worms

47 pointsby Bendertoday at 4:31 PM21 commentsview on HN

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sva_today at 5:09 PM

> The finding surprised the doctors since tapeworms aren’t endemic to Spain and he said he hadn’t traveled. However, the man may have been exposed during his work. Until 10-years prior, when he retired, he had worked in construction, often working alongside people who had migrated from regions where pork tapeworms (Taenia solium) are endemic. The parasitic worms can spread through the fecal-oral route. His doctors speculated his infection might have been a rare case of cryptic transmission from sharing meals and bathrooms with his coworkers, one of whom apparently had a tapeworm infection.

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woadwarrior01today at 6:28 PM

This is a big fear of mine. I have a course of albendazole once every year just for this. It is de facto over the counter in India. I bought enough to last 4 years, the last time I was there.

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ramon156today at 5:13 PM

But actually, it was lupus

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thelastgallontoday at 4:55 PM

Sounds like a Dr. House episode.

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mhbtoday at 5:59 PM

Why did they use CT before MRI?

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retinarostoday at 7:01 PM

if the worms are in the brain the man is likely not fine and won't ever be like before

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tamimiotoday at 5:15 PM

Ok, and what happened to the man after? Did they remove it? Was he ok and back to normal or forever damaged?

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