Pork Tapeworms on the Brain
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2011-08-02

Neurocysticercosis, infection with pork tapeworm larvae brain parasites, is an increasingly serious public health problem in the United States, potentially causing headaches, dizziness, seizures, other neurological disorders and sudden death.

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This continues the brain theme from Avoiding Cholesterol is a No Brainer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/avoiding-cholesterol-is-a-no-brainer/). The next (http://nutritionfacts.org/) video highlights how even those who abstain from pork may be at risk (i.e. if Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn can get pork tapeworms, anyone can get pork tapeworms).

Image Credit: DLC, the Universidad de Puerto Rico, Dr. E. Ross, Dr. M. Gupta, Dr DK Pal, Dr F. Gaillard, and Dr. R. Prasad.

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