Man with migraines discovers he had tapeworms in his brain: doctors blame bacon. The 52-year-old American patient was diagnosed with cysticercosis, a parasitic tissue infection caused by the larval cysts of the porcine tapew Worm.
The patient was treated with antiparasitic and anti-inflammatory drugs, successfully. His brain lesions disappeared and his headaches improved. “Historically, it has been very rare to find infected pork in the United States, so“Our case may have implications for public health,” the report added.