He suffered from headaches - doctors discover worm in a man's brain. Bacon gone bad caused parasitic infestation in the brain.

There are between 1,320 and 5,050 cases of neurocysticercosis each year in the United States. Meanwhile, a patient from Canberra was found to have an eight-centimeter-long worm during brain surgery - after she had previously complained of stomach pain, cough and forgetfulness. It is caused by infection with the larval form of Taenia solium, a pork tapeworm.