You’ll think twice about cooking if you find out what these spots are on your brain MRI
- February 3, 2024
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43-year-old Zhu Zhong-fa underwent an MRI scan and an MRI of his brain was made. The reason for the quirks in his brain and body It wasn’t a
43-year-old Zhu Zhong-fa underwent an MRI scan and an MRI of his brain was made. The reason for the quirks in his brain and body It wasn’t a tumor or anything. It was actually based on something quite terrifying.
This is one such reason that you will too after reading this content while cooking and washing your hands You will be more careful than ever.
For a while they couldn’t figure out what went wrong.
The man, who lived in Hangzhou, China, noticed strange symptoms and went to the hospital about a month after his symptoms started. At first the doctors didn’t understand what was going on. When they increase screening The source of the problem, Came to light.
A month ago, the man ate undercooked pork and the meat Parasite larvae accumulated in the body and penetrated the central nervous system. More than 700 worms were wriggling around in Zhu Zhong-fa’s brain, lungs and chest cavity!
Let’s take a closer look at this infection called neurocysticercosis.
Neurocysticercosis occurs when undercooked pork releases parasites into our bodies; It can accumulate in the central nervous system, muscles, skin and eyes. A person who eats undercooked pork If he doesn’t wash his hands properly after going to the toilet, he could swallow microscopic worm eggs.
After swallowing the eggs, the larvae hatch, penetrate the intestinal wall and spread to other parts of the body. This is how the images we can see in the above MRI of the brain can emerge. Medication is used to kill worms in the brain and other parts of the body, but in rare cases It can lead to death.
“I don’t eat pork anyway.” You may be thinking, but we have bad news for you…
Yes, the parasite transmitted through pork can be much riskier, but this does not mean that there is no risk with other meat derivatives. The International Journal of Cancer lists parasites from meat can form cysts in the brain It has been suggested.
Parasites called “Toxoplasma gondii”, which we can get from dirty water or undercooked meat, are fatal diseases. “glioma” tumor It can cause The parasite ‘Taenia saginata’, which mainly occurs in beef, can also multiply in the body, just like in pork.
Probably after this while cooking and washing your hands think again…
Sources: Food Safety, Medline Plus, Washington Post
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Ashley Johnson is a science writer for “Div Bracket”. With a background in the natural sciences and a passion for exploring the mysteries of the universe, she provides in-depth coverage of the latest scientific developments.
